Sally Aponte 28-28 35th St. #4G Astoria | N.Y. 11103 | seka1163@gmail.com | Cell (347) 738-7971 | Home (347) 649-0086 Summary Physical Therapist Assistant with 20 years of diverse clinical and business experience. Now seeking to transition to a non-clinical position as a Case Manager bringing the following transferable skills and strengths. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Superior capacity to adapt to unique work styles.…
This client is at a low risk because she only has a risk factor; her blood pressure is 145/85 and her total cholesterol is 220mg/dl, but her HLD is 69. Her HDL is a negative risk factor, so a positive risk factor is subtracted, leaving her with a risk factor. Her father died after a heart attack at the age of 60, according to the ACSM’S guidelines, a risk factor is if the father died before the age of 55 of a myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, and sudden death (pg.27). Based on the ACSM Guidelines for Medical Examination and Exercise Testing, the letter d is true for the patient because it says that no medical exam prior to vigorous program and no physician is necessary for maximal exercise as the client is at a low risk. (pg.26)…
The National Athletic Training Association proudly boats its mission ‘…to represent, engage and foster the continued growth and development of the athletic training profession and athletic trainers as unique health care providers.’ (NATA). Between it’s powerful mission statement and their vision of ‘Athletic trainers will be globally recognized as vital practitioners in the delivery and advancement of health care. Through passionate provision of unique services, athletic trainers will be an integral part of the inter-professional health care team.’ (NATA).…
Introduction “Typically, most research questions studied are somewhat controversial by nature, which results in a variety of if findings and conclusions. Furthermore, across the studies subject characteristics differ, as do the details of measurements, treatment, research design and statistics” (Berg and Latin, 2008, p.276). When talking about evidence based practice using the outstanding information what helps make decisions to help the field of sports therapy. This is known as evidence based practice (Kramer, Fleck & Deschenes, 2011) “One of the problems that physical therapists face today is a lack of scientific study supporting the efficacy of different treatment techniques.…
The Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program (BORP) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization performing towards the improvement of health, self-reliance, and social inclusion of people with physical disabilities through physical fitness, athletics, leisure, and recreation programs. BORP, believes that athletics and recreation programs provide a route to an accomplishment to which all people should have access. BORP offers programs for both youth and adults, wheelchair basketball, adaptive cycling, goalball, power soccer, an adventures and outings program. BORP is in Berkeley, California and is the foremost provider and contributor of accessible and inclusive sports and recreation possibilities for children and adults with disabilities.…
The following, is a critical review of the Roller Derby Athletics (RDA) website from a sport psychology perspective. The review opens with a brief introduction to roller derby, followed by information on the RDA team and website content. Specific content will be explored as it relates to sport psychology. Concluding with a critic of validity and relevance of psychological content. Women’s flat track roller derby, stems from theatrical, violent and entertainment based roots.…
Intro At first glance some groups seem to be quite superficial. When you hear the term jogging you don’t associate it with intensive counseling or any counseling group for that matter. This would be an incorrect assumption. The jogging group is actually a therapy group that pairs exercise with therapy.…
Code of Ethics According to the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA), the code of ethics is used as a guide for promoting and maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior. There are 10 different principles that ARTA follows but there were just a few that really stuck out to me when reading this and learning more about it that I would like to discuss. Principle 2: Non-maleficence is the that every Recreational Therapist has an obligation to use their knowledge, skills, ability, and judgment to help persons while respecting their decisions and protecting them from harm.…
My knees shook and my hands twisted as I looked around the clean, polished, well-lit room of MidAtlantic Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. The light gray rafters and fans of the high ceiling would become very familiar to me as I executed the repetitive exercises, mainly on my back. While the room was undecorated and rather blank, it felt bright and welcoming due to the energetic, optimistic attitude of the occupants. Everyone there, therapist or patient, was working towards a goal, making the environment that much more positive and…
Physical therapy is a dynamic and exciting health care profession that helps people with important aspects of the healing process, whether they are in pain and in discomfort due to injury or any other problems that causes lifetime disability. It helps to develop physical fitness and endurance using specific exercises to decrease stress and builds self-esteem in the development of a healthy lifestyle. It involves a professional interaction between physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, patients, other health care providers and patient family members and communities. The physical therapists are specially trained to work with injuries, and many specialize in particular areas of the body. The types of therapy are provided in special…
After completing the self-assessment tool, one area identified as needed further professional development was incorporating the use of physical agent modalities into my treatment interventions. This was not surprising to learn, as I have always been less comfortable using mechanical and electrotherapeutic modalities due to my lack of extensive training and experience. When I started working as a COTA, I was working in a nursing home where modalities were used infrequently. The combination of being fresh out of school, and my limited knowledge on the subject, resulted in my decision to implement other treatment strategies within my interventions. Currently, I am practicing within the school systems where there are limited opportunities to use…
Sport, position, and evaluation of the sport The athlete I have chosen for my program design is a 27 year old, male professional basketball player. The position I have chosen is a forward. To begin with I first completed a movement analysis in order to better determine what my athlete would benefit most from. Basketball is a sport in which many joints of the body are used. It is a full body sport.…
For four years the second Monday in November till the last full weekend in February I have slaved away in the wrestling mat room to try and qualify and make the top eight wrestlers in the state championship tournament. Most years haven’t been successful, but last year was different. In The November of 2015, on the Monday that wrestling practice was planned to start, I showed up to practice after all day at school to meet my teammates for the year and plan out the season. This year been my fourth time doing this routine.…
This essay will discuss the importance of scientific research and evidence based practice by comparing four different sources to support the discussion. Scientific research can be defined as “a process of discovery and advancement of human knowledge” (Research methods for sports studies, Jones & Gratton, 2014, p.unknown) Research is important in the field of sports therapy because without it there would be no development of knowledge in the different practices used by sports therapists. Evidence based practice is used to make sure that the most up to date practices are used, and that those practices are the most efficient for both the client and the environment. In sports therapy, client based practice is a forever changing process, therefore,…
Introduction According to (Littman, Boyko, McDonell, & Fihn, 2012, p. 1) an estimated 70% of veterans are overweight or obese, with a body-mass index (BMI) of 25.0 or more. To promote health and wellness for these veterans, the Veterans Administration (VA) created and issued a clinic-based weight management program, the MOVE! Program beginning in 2005. As we all know overweight or obesity contributes to a whole range of diseases such as coronary artery disease, diabetes, joint disorder, mental health problems and various pulmonary diseases.…