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PT OPPORTUNITIES IN

DIFFERENT SETTINGS

APPTS Student Conference

Dr. Ricardo L. Alfonso Hall FEU!NR"F

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Functional movement is central to )#at it

*eans to +e healthy.

Physical therapist

de,elo- *aintain and

restore *ai*u*

*o,e*ent andfunctional a+ilit/

t#rou0#out t#e

lifes-an.

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T#is includes -ro,idin0

ser,ices incircu*stances )#ere

*o,e*ent and functio

are t#reatened +/

a0ein0 in1ur/ disease

en,iron*ental factors.

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Roles of P#/sical T#era-ist Assessment2

ea*ination t#rou0# #istor/

ta3in0 screenin0 and t#e

use of s-ecific tests and

*easures

e,aluation of t#e results of

t#e ea*ination t#rou0#

anal/sis and s/nt#esis )it#in

a -rocess of clinical

reasonin0 to deter*ine t#e

facilitators and +arriers to

o-ti*al #u*an functionin0

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Diagnosisand prognosis2 *a/ +e e-ressed in ter*s of *o,e*ent

d/sfunction or i*-air*ents acti,it/

li*itations -artici-ator/ restrictionsen,iron*ental influences or

a+ilities4disa+ilities.

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Prognosis: +e0ins )it# deter*inin0 t#e need for care4inter,ent

leads to t#e de,elo-*ent of a -lan of

care4inter,ention includin0 *easura+le outco*e

0oals ne0otiated in colla+oration )it# t#e-atient4client fa*il/ or care 0i,er.

*a/ lead to referral to anot#er a0enc/ or #ealt#

-rofessional in cases )#ic# are ina--ro-riate for

-#/sical t#era-/

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Intervention/treatment *anual #andlin0

*o,e*ent en#ance*ent

-#/sical electro!t#era-eutic and *ec#anical a0ents

functional trainin0

-ro,ision of assisti,e tec#nolo0ies Patient!related instruction and counsellin0

Docu*entation and co!ordination and co**unication

Pre,ention of i*-air*ents acti,it/ li*itations -artici-ator/

restrictions disa+ilit/ and in1ur/ includin0 t#e -ro*otion and

*aintenance of #ealt# 5ualit/ of life )or3a+ilit/ and fitness in all aand -o-ulations

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PT CAREER OPPORTUITIE!

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Clinician

Neurolo0ical Ort#o-edic

6ound

*ana0e*ent Post!sur0er/

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Cardio,ascularand Res-irator/

Re#a+ilitation

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Geriatric P#/sical

T#era-/

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PediatricRe#a+ilitation

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S-orts T#era-ist

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Co**unit/!+ased T#era-ist

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Er0ono*ist

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Educator

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Ad*inistrator

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Researc#e

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Utili7ation Re,ie) Anal/st

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Fitness Trainer

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