A outpatient facility in which a patient is able to walk in receive treatment and walk out in the same day.
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A outpatient facility in which a patient is able to walk in receive treatment and walk out in the same day.
A unit created by the House of Delegates (HOD) that recognizes physical therapist in special areas of practice that have advanced knowledge, skill and experience in that area.
A organization at the national level representing the physical therapy profession.
Organization that was the predecessor of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), that was accountable for educational programs and high standards of practice of physiotherapists.
Established in 1921 it was the first organization on the national level to represent physical therapeutics, maintaining high standards and setting up a way for information to shared.
A rapidly progressive disease of the nervous system associated with the degeneration of the motor neuron cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movements, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease.
Chest pain associated with ischemia, an condition in which there is an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart muscle.
A radiographic procedure in which a radiopaque contrast is injected in to a blood vessel to visualize and diagnosis circulatory system disorders such as: aneurysms , blood vessel occlusions and other vascular deformities.
Procedure in which a balloon catheter is used to dialate a narrow or occluded blood vessel .
American Physiotherapy Association. Organization that was the predecessor of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), that was accountable for educational programs and high standards of practice of physiotherapists.
A organization at the national level representing the physical therapy profession.
Therapy that uses the resistance of water instead of weights with exercise. Aquatic therapy is used to decrease the effects of gravity reducing joint stress, decrease swelling, and increasing circulation while improving strength, range of motion balance, and coordination.
Active Range of Motion. Capability to move an extremity through its arc of movement without assistance.