Do you like your job as a physical therapist assistant?
I have a PTA degree, but never got licensed because I got a bachelor’s degree immediately afterward. Now I want to reenter the field, I think. What do you like and dislike about your job? Any advice?
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I have minor arthritis in the back, I’ve hyper extended it a few times (thrown off of a horse, fell down the stairs) and physical therapy doesn’t help. I see a chiropractor 3 times a week and he only helps a little bit. I can’t do any housework or waliking for more than about 20 min. before I start to have major pain. I’m only 30 and fear it will get worse as I get older. Especially if I ever have children. I’ve had an open MRI in which they didn’t find anything wrong. Please, any advice or tips? Any ideas or answers to my pain? I have a dr. apt. next week with my orthopedic.
Ok, im going to school and majoring in Sports and Fitness. But there are 5 different categories, and one is allied health, which would consist of physical therapy. I don’t like sight of blood or gross things. So would this be a good route for me?
i have given up years ago with no relief from drs. i have had 4 MRIS diagnosed with degenerative disk disease.a year at chiropractors(i dont believe in them!!)physical therapy only good while u go,EMPI electric shock machine,lortab,xodol,flexerill,mobic,met… works and im now in my 30s been in pain since a teen with no injuries,accident,drugs,alcohol. my therapist is shocked about my muscle in my back so hard like a rock he said.i have seen 4 bone n joint specialists so i have done my part in begging for help.life sucks and u hate everyone around u when your in constant pain.am i alone here? thanks for reading about me.
I stood by my man for 8 yrs. (we have a 4 yr. old) through his drug addiction, jail time, rehab, abuse (both physical and verbal) although I put my foot down when he hit me, turned him in and he got help and never did it again! Supported him when he lost his job, ETC. ETC.!! He’s been out of rehab, and sober for 1 1/2 yrs. and all he would talk about is getting his family back, starting over and he loves us. Now he has a new jo and works 6 days a week and hasn’t made any real decisions or steps toward reuniting us completely(we live seperate, him at his moms, i have my own home w/ our son) He’s saved not one penny from working, and when i bring up the fact that we’re stuck in the same place, he keeps saying to wait, it’ll happen!! I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR 8 FU**ING YRS!!! Now I’m not dumb, I’ve been working on me, been in college, bettering myself, being a better parent, but yesterday he says ” I’m too busy now for a family.” Why did he wait till now, He’s wasted yrs of our lives, why???
I’m 16 years old and been having really bad back pain for about a few months now. I’m in special ed and have never been diagnosed with anything else besides elhers danlos syndrome or something, week muscle tone and just the basic symptoms of that. I have a learning disability, but anyway, about a year ago I saw an orthopedic about my back, they did exrays and it showed a slight curve but nothing huge, they call it kyphosis? or something. Well Starting a few months ago I got extremely bad pain and just hurts doing anything, walking a lot, bending, sitting in one position a long time, standing a long time. It’s torture..well I saw the orthopedic again, the curve has stayed the same not gotten worse, my growth plates they say are closed pretty much. If I were to grow more the curve could change but I’m not. They don’t wanna suggest surgery yet. They think trying everything else first is best. So Ive just recently started Physical therapy. My prob is my posture, I’ve sat so long curved over that my back is so tight and their having trouble loosing it… That’s why I’m getting this pain. I’ll constantly text my mom from school hurting, or end up in tears from pain. But they didn’t recommend pain med, that wont work, If something was inflamed then maybe that would work. But My mom gave me med, she’s a nurse, but that still didn’t help. The physical therapist is working with me and giving me these types of exercises to work on. 2 to 3 times per day. Hopefully it will help. But this pain is sucky.. They also suggested that I could possibly need a customized chair. What hurts miserably is when I’m in school. Each class 90 minutes, you sit. The chairs are horrible. Instead of focusing on work I’m thinking about how much I’m hurting. I wear this lumbar support brace at the moment, but it’s not helping much. It sorta Velcro’s around, not too great. But I was wondering what they mean by a customized chair.. to use at home and school…like wheel in it? or .. push.. don’t know if it’s portable… not sure what they meant by it. Not a wheelchair.. so I’m wondering what a customized chair is.. anyone know? and if pt doesn’t help withen 6 weeks or such we’ll get an Mri done and make sure there’s nothing more causing this pain. Surgery could be an option in the long run, but they wanna try everything before suggesting that.It would be great to hear some feedback on this. I’m having trouble with pain and it’s really bugging me. Thanks
Hi, I’m angelina and i’m thirteen. just recently i broke both of my ankles, shattered both growth plates, and also a shin. i know it’s pretty bad, hey it could be worse, at least i was promised i’d walk again. Of course i’m going to have to go through rehab. i just wanna know, what’s it like. is it horrible, is there a chance that i can re-brake my ankles, is it extremely painful??? please i need some serious help, im so terrified of what will happen.
thank you so much.
I was in a car accident with very bad whiplash 3 years ago. I went to physical therapy right after and got better mobility. I still had pain. It really came on in January when I had really bad pain in my back in the fleshy part of my right side. I thought my lung had collapsed it hurt so bad. The the head ache started. The head ache is right above my eyebrows, the top of my head and down my neck. It feels like someone is behind me pulling my scalp and the skin undeneath it tight. When I bend over it feels like someone is hitting me between the eyes. When I lay on my stomach in bed and reach over for something, the pain is excruciating. I have seen an internist, Allergist, Ear-nose & throat Dr., eye dr. neurologist, endocrinologist, GI Dr and orthopedisit. They found 3 bulging discs in my neck and 1 herniated in my middle back and that is all. I have had 4 MRI’s, CT scans, ultrasounds, lots of lab work and the full allergy test. I go to PT and the acupunturist, stretch and do yoga.
9-14-05 I was parked at a stop sign in front of my house and a teenage girl hit me head on. I live in a small town and the cops here did not give here a ticket, as her dad was on scene and told the officer that my car was over the white stop line (this line is also 25 feet from the intersection). Well, the cops knew this family and did not give her a ticket. I have been going to physical therapy since the accident. I am in pain every day and get migraines so bad that I can’t function and miss work. I miss work for therapy still today. I have suffered through steroid and censorcane injections, and I am also taking Cymbalta for depression and physical pain as well as Vicotin, Ibprophin, Flexeral, etc… these are drugs I have been taking on a daily basis. I have to work out on my total gym at least 4 times a week to help keep mobility and help with muscle tightness, because as my neck muscles tighten too much from leaking fluid from herniated disks. looking at future surgery.
I’m scheduled for therapy after scopic surgery on my knee (which doesn’t want to bend). Will it hurt? Should I take pain meds ahead of time or just tough it out?