Currently, I am involved in a prospective cohort study with other colleagues from King Fahad Medical City that aims to study the effect of a low back care educational program on low back pain prevalence among health-care professionals.
With regards to my academic and professional development, I am desiring a Ph.D. program that combines research and teaching skills in rehabilitation sciences, which is one aspect that attracted me to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Rehabilitation Science Ph.D. program. Generally, your program’s objectives align well with the curriculum I am looking for in a terminal degree. In specific, I have three main goals for completing this degree. First, I want to have the ability to conduct research independently as much as possible. From a personal prospective, a successful researcher should be able to process a research regardless of the available resources. If a researcher was trained to do so, he or she will contribute in changing the world with their research no matter where they end up at. The reason I am enthusiastic about research is that I want to be a part of a healthy community and I want to
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I am particularly interested in understanding the effect of psychological, neurological, and muscular adaptations of physical activity in reducing the risk/odds of low back pain in healthy individuals and in reducing the functional limitations in individuals with low back pain. I am interested in this area because low back pain is an epidemic condition in my country causing a lot of suffering and financial burden. Before I apply to the program, I have reviewed the faculty’s research interests, educational background, and publications, and I found that Dr. Zina Trost has similar research interests as mine. Besides, when she interviewed me, I became more certain that having her mentorship will definitely make me a stronger
For some people, doing simple tasks may seem impossible because of a mental or physical disability that restricts some seemingly simple functions. These people can seek help from a recreational therapist to help achieve personal goals that may seem unlikely for them to accomplish. As part of my senior project, I had to research a career that I’m interested in and what it takes to obtain that career. I chose to research recreational therapy, and I looked at multiple websites to see if this career is a good choice for me. I had never heard of it before and didn't know that it was a career, but as I researched more and more, I realized that it could be a great fit for me. I also looked up some colleges in Pennsylvania to see what school I should go to to receive a good education that will prepare me for starting my life as a recreational therapist. I even emailed a professor, who used to be a therapist herself, of recreational therapy at the college I am interested in and conducted an interview. I learned a lot about this interesting career along this journey and I’m
The word “chiropractor” has two word origins, the Greek words cheir and praxis; meanwhile, cheir means “hand” and praxis means “practice.” Also, most of the work that chiropractors do is done by hand (Pike para. 5). In 2002, going to a chiropractor was found to be the most commonly used program for therapy. Seventy-four percent, about 4 million, of people that had back pain went to a chiropractor to get treated. Among that 74 percent of people, 66 percent of them stated that they got “a great benefit” (Pike para. 9). Many chiropractors work full time but 1 out of 3 chiropractors work part time. Chiropractors work whenever their patients need them, even on w...
Entering my first year of college I didn’t have any idea of what I wanted to do. I still didn’t choose a major let alone a career. I was stuck in between wanting to make enough money that my family would be taken care of financially and choosing a career that I wouldn’t mind going in to work every day. The one thing that I was certain of was that I wanted to be able to help people in whatever I chose to do. After careful consideration and exploring the options available to me, I have come to the conclusion that I want to have a career in physical therapy. Physical therapy is the treatment of disease, injury or deformity through physical methods rather than through drugs or surgery.
The subject came so naturally to me and I decided to continue my enrollment in sports medicine courses throughout my high school education. As my senior year of high school concluded, I explored the idea of a career in physical therapy by job shadowing at the Idaho Sports Medicine Institute (ISMI). After observing the PTs at ISMI, I was immediately drawn to a career in physical medicine. A few months later, I started my education at Idaho State and felt exactly like I did when I started sports medicine in high school. I was absolutely enthralled with my classes, naturally excelled in all of my coursework, and always had PT school in the back of my mind. I knew I would have to work extremely hard to develop a strong undergraduate transcript and build a competitive application. Throughout my undergraduate career, I have worked relentlessly to maintain academic excellence and currently have a 3.91 GPA. I have also succeeded in making the College of Education’s Dean’s List for five semesters. Unfortunately, I did not receive the honor of making the Dean’s List on one occasion, as I was .02 points below the minimum
Hoy, D., Brooks, P., Blyth, F., & Buchbinder, R. (2010). The Epidemiology of low back pain. Best Practice and Research Clinical Rheumatology, 24, 769-781. http://dx.doi:10.1016/j.berh.2010.10.002
The purpose of this paper is to gather all the strategies needed to be the best I can be in the future, as a professional. I will express all of my personal goals that I will strive to achieve during college. This paper will serve as a road map to my career path, and will help me better understand the job market. Currently my major is in the college of Kinesiology. The reason I have chosen kinesiology is because I am fascinated with the human body, and learning how to take care of it while it is in motion. This assignment calls for me to explore my options in this degree field by taking a career and personality assessment. Then, I will decide on a career, and major choice that interests me most. At this moment I will put forth all of my effort to obtain a degree from Sam Houston State University, and move onto becoming what employers are looking for. The research for this assignment will be coming from the Newton Gresham Library, Writing Center, Career Services, Internet, and O’Net
Life’s experiences, work, and education have prepared me to further my education. I will achieve this goal with the ability to analyze situations, make informed decisions, and provide my patients with the best evidence based care possible. I will also have the ability to impact change in quality improvement, policy and procedure, and overall patient care with evidence based
For nursing, research has played a major role in the way clinical practice is done. Research has allowed nurses to provide appropriate care to patients. It allows them to perform their job by providing them the tools and information they need in order to make the decisions on the concerns for caring the patient (Polit & Beck, 2006). Moreover, research can also take focus on the workers themselves in order to improve the practice both on a professional and personal level. An example of a study conducted by King, Vidourek, and Schweibert of University of Cincinnati created a study to determine if there is a correlation between ...
University of Virginia is my sole choice for scholastic development. In my capacity as a frontline nurse, I have laid the foundation for the focus of my research interests and feel that my performance, initiative, and dedication to my patients are genuine evidence of my ability to perform competently and enthusiastically in an academic research setting. I hope that with this degree I can incorporate DNP essentials in my practice and make a difference by focusing on patient experience. No other field could ever provide me with personal and professional satisfaction and I look forward with great purpose to contributing much more. Thank you for your time and
Understanding Sciatica: symptoms & diagnosis. What is a sciatica? Sciatica is the name given to any case of pain that is caused by irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body, running from the lower back down the back of each leg.
Negative straight leg raise bilaterally, good range of motion at her hips. She does have pain when flexing both hips while in a lying position.
In the United States low back pain is the fifth most common reason that patients seek medical advice (Hoy, Brooks & Buchbinder, 2010). Approximately one-quarter of US adults reported having low back pain lasting at least 1 whole day in the preceding 3 months (Srinivas, Deyo, & Berger ,2012 ). Age is a more common risk factor for the development of low back pain with an overall increase up to age 65 years (Waterman, Belmont & Schoenfeld,2012). Some studies have shown that the highest incidence occurs in the third decade (Hoy, Brooks & Buchbinder, 2010). Shiri et al., found that increased body mass index was associated with an increase risk of acute low back pain. Low educational status has been shown to be associated with an increased occurrence of low back pain ( Hoy, Brooks & Buchbinder, 2010). Additionally, the occurrence of acute low back pain has been shown to be increased in manual workers and occupations that involve manual labor, bending, and twisting (Hoy, Brooks & Buchbinder, 2010 ). There are few studies that have investigated whether there are an association between back pain and mortality. A systemic review by Hoy, Brooks & Buchbinder (2010) found that low back pain was more prevalent in women than
During the course of their lives 70 – 80% of individuals will experience low back pain (LBP) (Deyo and Weinstein, 2001; Godwin and Goodwin, 2000; van Tulder, 2001); furthermore, over 80% of such patients report recurrent episodes (Waddel, 1998). It is estimated that 80 – 90% of patients will have recovered within 6 weeks, regardless of treatment (Bronfort et al, 1996; Jackson, 2001; van Tulder et al, 1997). However, 5 – 15% will develop chronic low back pain (CLBP; 12 weeks) (Bigos et al, 2001; Quittan, 2002; Tortensen et al, 1998): this is more difficult to treat (Cottingham and Maitland, 1997; Frost et al, 2000; Hidebrandt et al, 1997) and treatment has variable results (Carpenter and Nelson, 1999; Rainville et al, 1997) Current evidence suggests that exercise and intensive multidisciplinary treatment
“I said the three things that you told me to say to myself. And I used the feeling that you told me to attach to it. And then I just quieted my mind and just waited there.”
The internship that I acquired during the summer of 2010 at the Greenwood Sports and Industrial Rehabilitation Center (GSIRC), allowed me to gain an immeasurable amount of experience during my tenure at this facility. Within this period, the exposure to new concepts within the physical therapy industry allowed me to observe and work hands on with patients of all ages and disabilities that exposed me to various treatment plans and programs to restore client’s mobility. The essential Physical Education and Exercise Science (PEES) courses taken at Lander University were beneficial to my academic knowledgebase, which prepared me and developed me for the opportunity within the physical therapy discipline. Working as an intern taught me the responsibility of time management and working within a lean schedule that allow me to further develop my skill set. This reflection paper will illustrate my classroom experience, internship experience, and learning experience.