This place is pretty much what I am interested in doing for a career. They take volunteers here, so if you need hours for PT school prerequisites, try this place!
This website is a great tool to search for PhD and masters programs. It allows you to choose and search what type of degree, setting, cost, outcomes, etc.
This website explains ankle sprains by providing pictures and examples of how to treat a sprain. It also provides definitions so it is easy to understand.
This website gives a very in depth plan of what an athlete should eat before, during and after a workout or competition. It also explains what types of food to eat in these categories: carbohydrates, protein, water, fats, vitamins and minerals.
This website is awesome. Being an athlete I can see what I need to eat before and after my games. It helps to know how much water I should be drinking as well.
This is an article that talks about the bad affects of flip flops on the foot. This is something that has popped up in treatment in the clinic that I work at. Very interesting article... everyone can learn something from it.
The American Physical Therapy Association is gearing up to celebrate National Physical Therapy Month in October. This website gives tips and offers programs to help get families on the move and exercising to help keep their bodies in shape.
This websit offers everything there is for physical therapy. It gives current updates and news on research and offers career advise for up-and-coming physical therapist. It also provides a study tool by giving practice guides to the body. Great overall website for PT!
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a national professional organization representing more than 74,000 members. Its goal is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.
Since I want to go on to physical therapy school, I frequent this website very often. Information is changing regularly about new kinds of rehab exercises. This website is very similar to the National Athletic Training Association.
This website has a directory of health schools and health care degrees, as well as information on some not as well known careers in health like massage therapy and phlebotomy (click on it to find out what that is!)
This website provides a training program for the prevention of common rowing injuries. It provides exercises and stretches that target key areas and gives descriptions of how they help. It also provides a list of factors that could contribute to stress-related injuries.
This is the website for Wilmington Orthopaedic Group, which I have unfortunately been to twice now. The website is pretty interactive and gives you a lot of information about injuries, and of course lets you know about all the doctors they have there and their backgrounds.
This website talks about soccer and common injuries that are related to the sport. It offers ways to avoid getting injuries from simply wearing shinguards to healings more serious pains