George Ciresi: A Career As A Physical Therapist

My first experience observing a physical therapist, commenced in the summer of 2014. At the time, I was given the opportunity to observe a physical therapist named Jennifer Moreland. Throughout my time observing her, I began to recognize she was not just a physical therapist with her patients. Many times, she took on the role of a consoler, cheerleader, friend and supporter for her patients. Reflecting back on this, I am able to see that the primary reason she has succeeded as a physical therapist; is due to her amiable, encouraging and empathetic nature. These character traits have allowed her to do more than heal patients' musculoskeletal problems. She has also been able to heal hearts, souls and minds by cheering, supporting, listening

Another negative aspect of calling upon shamanic healing these days is that, due to shamanism's increased popularity in Buryatia and the resulting increase of tourists and their dollars, there is a growing number of “neo-shamans" in the area. These impostors, who do not really know what they are doing and who experiment with their spiritual abilities to the end of financial gain, often cause more damage than they do assistance to those seeking help. Response to shamanic healing is a very individual matter with some people recognising no benefits and others responding remarkably, often beyond the understanding of the majority. Success, it seems, depends a great deal on the individual’s belief in such an approach and their true desire to heal. As long as supernatural intervention in healing is performed by a healer who has sufficient training, experience, and ethical boundaries the patient is unlikely to be done any serious harm. Additionally, if the healer doesn’t completely deny or seek to replace conventional medical care but rather considers his action as a compliment to such, there are certainly both short-term and long-term positive medical outcomes that can be gained from such supernatural healing approaches that outweigh the potential

Physical therapy has been an important resource to help people heal from injuries throughout history; however, has only become an official and professional industry within the last century. Physical therapists organized into a y became a professional association in 1921, which was the American Women's Physical Therapeutic Association. This later changed to the American Physiotherapy Association so that they could allow men to join. In the 1930’s the APA introduced its first “Code of Ethics”. (apta.org). Many different techniques and tools are used in the field now that have evolved from methods of the past. Some of the methods are still used, and some methods are a whole new thing on their own. In the physical therapy, many varieties of methods

Healing and health services are defined and acted upon in many different ways in the world today. Although in the United States we predominately focus on biomedicine or conventional health care practice, it is only one of many different types of healing. Thru time we have progressed between several different eras of healing. The first era being in the 1860’s which predominately looked at biomedicine type therapy. The second era taking shape in the 1950’s and

None of the doctors let the negative relationships with their family members get in the way of accomplishing their goals. What stands out about George’s experience at home is that he had the most stable environment of the three doctors. He didn’t move around constantly, his family always had food, and his mother paid the bills. He was blessed with people who told him positive things and he believed them. What stands out about Sam’s experience at home is that he had both of his parents around and they were there for him. Even after his parents divorced, his father stuck around and did what he agreed to do and more. Hs mother was a strong woman who told him she’d always make a way to get through tough times. What stands out about Rameck’s experience at home is he always had his grandmother to be there for him. She was more than a grandmother to him. She was like a mother to

The ancient Hawaiians used rituals and energy healing as part of tradition. In Hawaiian there was the notion that health was the result of pono. Pono in Hawaiian means 'right living'. If there was some part of your life that was out of balance it could cause illness. This wasn't just physical, it was also mentally or spiritually. The healers used methods such as prayer, revelation or group discussion to help heal whatever the illness was or what part their life was affected by it. The Hawaiians viewed the body in the whole - body, mind and spirit. In order for the body to be healed the spirit must also be healed. They used natural treatment, herbs, spiritual and even spychic techniques to heal people. It is said that the Kahuna (shaman)

They started out with an executive committee of elected officers that included 274 charter members. In 1922, men were allowed to be admitted and they changed the name to the American Physiotherapy Association. When the job first started out, they were called reconstruction aides (Evans). Still today, ⅔ of the APTA members are women (Becker Exhibits). By the late 1940s, they had changed the name to what it is now, American Physical Therapy Association, and opened their first office in New York City. There are now more than 95,000 members in the United States alone (American Physical Therapy Association).

80) supports my philosophy when he says “a person may be physically healthy but not healed, while another person may not be physically cured, yet may be healed”. My personal philosophy relates to the idea that health and illness are on a continuum with varying levels of wellbeing. A state of health is more than just merely the absence of disease, but a combination of mental, spiritual, and physical health as well. When it comes to health, I feel one can be physically healthy, but emotionally compromised. Therefore, they are not in their ultimate state of health, just as easily, one can have a physiological disease, but mentally and spiritually they are healthy. “This way of thinking of the body, mind, and spirit as unified and one helps people raised in this tradition to think more holistically” (Chapman, 2015, p. 34) and because I believe that these elements work together to define health and illness, it makes sense that depending on what mental, spiritual, physiological, or physical state an individual is in, they can move along the continuum at any time in either direction. My ability to impact this continuum, using nontraditional methods of healing, is the reason nursing answers my calling. Creating a caring culture goes far beyond the efficiency of technology and pharmaceuticals. It’s not without loving care that a culture of healing is established. According to my belief, if I am able to impact one or more of these elements, through radical

Fritz, some “traditional” healers show appropriation of Western public health symbols by wearing gloves and using new and clean instruments on each patient (West 2006: 31). In both types of healing, patients have to be okay with their healer having little to no education or formal medical training. Despite their lack of a degree, the healers have authority similar to the Western medical physician bureaucracy. Dr. Fritz Dr. Fritz and other Brazilian spiritists combine Western practices with Shamanic practice. However, “traditional” healing focuses primarily on Shamanic practice. “Traditional” healing rituals and practices usually take place in villages and other rural settings, while Dr. Fritz hosts patients in a center that more closely resembles Western medical settings. For patient diagnosis, Brazilian spiritists read a piece of paper describing the patient’s condition as it was recorded through previous registration, examine the patients for a few seconds (Lynch 2005: 25). In “traditional” healing, spirits and “voices” make diagnoses known to the healers (West 2006: 27). For treatment, both types of healing involve a degree of spiritual aid. Treatments in “traditional” healing are most often noninvasive and involve eating or drinking various

As I peer into the future I can’t help but want to help others recover from their injuries as I was helped with mine. Since that first day of physical therapy I have been inspired. Ever since I laid in that room off to the side on that hard plastic wrapped table, I have dreamed of not only getting better, but helping others exceed too. The simple act of slipping on ice didn’t just tear my meniscus, but it also uncovered my eyes to a new career possibility. It has driven me to join the school’s health sciences program and triumph into the internship program where I can start my journey towards my dream. What seemed like the worst experience of my life will forever stick out in my consciousness, but not for the seemingly endless bad news and denial, but for the inspiration and passion that was generated deep within

I became interested in physical therapy very recently, last week exactly. I became interested in physical therapy when I was researching it in class for a lame project my annoying teacher made me do. Even though my dad and all but one of his brothers are in the medical field, I didn’t really know too many details about working in the medical field. I always thought it was just too much school and didn’t give enough down time. After researching it I became more interested because it is a very intermediate job in the medical field. Not as intense as a surgeon but still fairly challenging. I feel comfortable choosing physical therapy because I have plenty of people with experience in the medical field to help me out.

We learned through many years of practice or through practices of firing someone of the simplest illness to a very severe illness through many different types of practice. We see how the science of medicine to the works of tribes and cultures utilize their own resources made available to them and using their resources in order to cure someone of an illness. We see how shamans heal, they often heal by working with a spirit or a soul, using mother nature such as rocks, trees, and the nutrients the earth has provided along with the knowledge and information that is passed down from generation to generation by their ancestors. We see how often shamans must communicate with the spirit that will help them in order to proceed with a cure for the ill-person. The effectiveness of a shaman is generally measured by the results he or she is able to achieve. The actual techniques and methods of the shaman are so unique that there is no way to see if the shaman and their technique actually works if you can not honestly put faith in the shaman. Using tools other than the nature such as drums, rattles, and singing. It is believed that if you do not believe in the system of healing then the process will not work for the individual whose pride and trust is not complete for the

In contrast, my mentor’s outgoing personality allowed him to quickly establish relationships which would last through treatment. I was amazed as even new clients recognized him or told him that they had met him before. Sympathy for clients allowed me to relate to their frustration, as my own injuries once led me to be in their position. However, I also understood that sharing this would not improve their experience as the disappointments and problems of others can allow an individual to sink into their own. Unfortunately, I still stood

My supervisor holds the job title of a Doctor of Physical Therapy. He graduated from East Tennessee State Universities Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program in 2011. Currently, he works in an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy clinic. Along with holding a Doctorate in Physical Therapy, my supervisor also holds the professional designation of a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT). This certification follows the Maitland based approach to orthopedic manual

This writer has learned to be caring and compassionate to all. People are incredible assets in this world, taking their misfortunes and being able to turn their point of view around just from coaching, listening and empowering them to look inside