Physical Therapy - Peñalba

Peñalba, Adrian France Neil M.
July 28, 2017
Grade 12 – 2
1. What is a Rehabilitation team? What comprises it?
According to Sinclair (2009), Rehabilitation care team is a site of abundant inter-

professional collaboration practice (IPC). IPC appeared to be greatly linked to a patient-centered
goal focus, which required a collaborative and coordinated care plan.
Rehabilitation team is a group of doctors, physiatrists, neuropsychologist, physical

therapists, nurses, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, recreational therapists,
counsellor and even the family of the patient. These health care professionals work
collaboratively to help the patients to recover from their present state of illness into a normal
one.
2. Roles of a Physical Therapist?
In a rehabilitation team the physical therapist is responsible in working on and

improving the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular issues of the patient. Physical therapist will
focus on the development and improvement of the posture, strength, physical independence,
quality movement, balance coordination and other sensory motor activities.
3. Different specializations in physical therapy.
There are several types of specializations in physical therapy such as cardiopulmonary and
pulmonary rehabilitation, geriatric, orthopaedic, paediatric, integumentary, sports, gynaecologic
and urologic, lymphatic drainage, and aesthetic physical therapy.
In cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation, physical therapists treat a wide variety of

individuals with cardiopulmonary disorders or those who have had cardiac or pulmonary surgery
while geriatric physical therapist covers a wide area of issues concerning people as they go
through normal adult aging but is usually focused on the older adult. On the other hand, in
orthopaedic therapy, orthopaedic physical therapists identify, diagnose, manage, and treat
disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal system including rehabilitation after orthopaedic
surgery. Paediatric physical therapist assists in early detection of health problems and uses a
wide variety of modalities to treat disorders in the paediatric population. Similarly, in sports
physiotherapy it is a physiotherapy specialization in which sport injuries are treated. Likewise,
gynaecologic and urologic physiotherapy specialized in treatments which try to avoid further
problems in human’s reproductive organs. Lymphatic drainage is a physiotherapy technique
which consists of a manual massage focusing on specific lymph nodes and points of the body,
trying to restore the natural flow of the lymphatic system. Lastly, aesthetic physiotherapy
specializes in treating all kind of diseases and problems which are related to our aesthetic
sphere.
4. What is Physical Therapy?
Physical Therapy is also known as Physiotherapy. According to World Confederation of

Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy is defined as health care profession that provides services
to individuals and populations to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and
functional ability throughout the lifespan. This includes providing services in circumstances
where movement and function are threatened by ageing, injury, disease or environmental
factors.
Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and
movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, treatment/intervention,
rehabilitation. This encompasses physical, psychological, emotional, and social well being. It
involves the interaction between physical therapist (PT), patients/clients, other health
professionals, families, care givers, and communities in a process where movement potential is
assessed and goals are agreed upon, using knowledge and skills unique to physical therapists.
Physical therapy is performed by either a physical therapist (PT) or an assistant (PTA) acting
under their direction.
5. Definitions of the following:
Impairment
Impairment is defined as any abnormality of, partial or complete loss of, or loss of the
function of, a body part, organ, or system; this may be due directly or secondarily to pathology
or injury and may be either temporary or permanent. It is the physical or mental defect at the
level of a body system or organ. The official World Health Organization definition for this term is
any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiologic, or anatomic structure or function.
Functional Limitation
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), functional limitation is any health
problem that prevents a person from completing a range of tasks, whether simple or complex.
Disability
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines disability as loss of function at the level
of the whole person, which may include inability to communicate or to perform mobility, activities
of daily living, or necessary vocational or avocational activities; rehabilitation is aimed at
teaching patients to remediate or compensate and thus maximize functional independence.
Handicap
According to the World Health Organization, it is a disadvantage that interferes with

performance of life roles and is social, cultural, economic, or environmental in nature. For
example, social stigma or environmental barriers may interfere with the employment of a person
using a wheelchair even when the person is able to function independently.
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation is a treatment or treatments designed to facilitate the process of recovery

from injury, illness, or disease to as normal a condition as possible
Habilitation
Habilitation is the process of supplying a person with the means to develop maximum
independence in activities of daily living through training, education, and/or treatment.
What are your expectations and what are you curious about Physical Therapy?
I am expecting that this health care immersion will provide us, the Special Health
Science High School, the opportunity to learn and understand the concepts and principles in this
field. I am also hoping that our instructor/s will be approachable and amenable enough to
entertain our questions. I am also interested to know the possible job opportunities in this field
which I know will greatly help us in choosing our health care profession in the near future. By
the end of the sessions, I am looking forward that we will be more literate in this profession in
both knowledge and skills.
References:
Alayalewis Follow. (2012, January 13). The Rehabilitation Team. Retrieved July 28, 2017,
from https://www.slideshare.net/alayalewis/the-rehabilitation-team
The Rehabilitation Team - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Minnesota. (n.d.). Retrieved
August 01, 2017, from http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/physical-medicine-
rehabilitation/minnesota/doctors/team
World Health Organization. (n.d.). Retrieved July 29, 2017, from http://www.who.int/en/
Impairment. (n.d.) Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied
Health, Seventh Edition. (2003). Retrieved August 01, 2017 from http://medical-
dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/impairment
Functional Limitation. (n.d.) Medical Dictionary. (2009). Retrieved August 01, 2017 from
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/functional+limitation
Disability. (n.d.) Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied
dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/disability
Handicap. (n.d.) Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied
dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/handicap
Rehabilitation. (n.d.) Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. (2008). Retrieved August 01, 2017 from
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/rehabilitation
Habilitation. (n.d.) Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied
dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/habilitation

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Peñalba, Adrian France Neil M.

July 28, 2017

1. What is a Rehabilitation team? What comprises it?

According to Sinclair (2009), Rehabilitation care team is a site of abundant inter-

Rehabilitation team is a group of doctors, physiatrists, neuropsychologist, physical

2. Roles of a Physical Therapist?

In a rehabilitation team the physical therapist is responsible in working on and

3. Different specializations in physical therapy.

In cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation, physical therapists treat a wide variety of

4. What is Physical Therapy?

Physical Therapy is also known as Physiotherapy. According to World Confederation of

5. Definitions of the following:

According to the World Health Organization, it is a disadvantage that interferes with

Rehabilitation is a treatment or treatments designed to facilitate the process of recovery

August 01, 2017, from http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/physical-medicine-

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