Occupational Therapy helps prevent depression from age-related vision loss
An occupational therapist at Thomas Jefferson University works with a patient who has low vision. Credit: Thomas Jefferson University Depression is a common risk for people who have lost their vision from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but a new study shows that a type of rehabilitation therapy can cut this risk in half. The study […]
Physical Therapy: Career Outlook
Interested in careers in physical therapy? Whether you’re curious about becoming a physical therapy aide or a doctor of physical therapy, it’s useful to study the career outlook for the field. The good news: the physical therapy career outlook might be even better than the outlook for all healthcare professions. Let’s start with the bare […]
What this Month’s Proposed Legislation Means for Riverside Physical Therapy
On July 8, the Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee of California’s State Senate approved a new bill that will affect riverside physical therapy (as well as other physical therapy practices across California) if it’s passed. (It passed unanimously in the committee, but that just means that it progresses to another committee for approval at […]
Athletic Physical Therapy 101: The 6 Parts
In a previous post, we discussed the different types of physical therapy and the benefits of physical therapy for many groups of people. Here, we’ll discuss athletic physical therapy (also called sports physical therapy) in more detail, discussing the techniques and benefits of physical therapy for physically active people. Athletic physical therapy is a specialization […]
A Day in the Life of a Physical Therapy Aide
Physical therapy aide is one of the most hands-on career paths that ACHT can train you for. You’ll usually be directly involved with patients, helping them with their exercises, setting up their treatment spaces, and doing other important jobs around a physical therapists’ office. In this post, we envision what a day in the life […]