As we begin rehab with an educated guess and content knowledge how might an AT rehab program be different that a PT program? How might they be the same? Write a paragraph (or more) to explain your response.
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Garett Robertson
9/25/2018 10:52:12 am
An AT rehab program and a PT rehab program have many differences and similarities. For example, a PT rehab program might involve a lot more equipment than an AT rehab program just because they have more access to equipment. An AT rehab program will probably involve a lot of sports specific exercises, while a PT rehab program might just be rehabbing the injured area for all motions, not just specific motions. Both of these rehab programs will work on strengthening the injured area and helping the person get back to normal. Both rehab programs may also include a lot of the same stretches and exercises. An AT rehab program might also be more tailored to a specific person because they know that person more than a physical therapist would. If the person needs something while they are doing rehab, an athletic trainer may be able to figure out what they need because they know the person more. Both of these rehab programs have similarities and differences, but both have the same end goal.
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Josh bond
9/25/2018 11:23:13 am
An AT and a PT rehab program can differ in many ways, one of the ways they may differ is the PT rehab program might go a little deeper into the steps to making plans on how to get an athlete back to the game their playing. While a AT program might go deeper into the initial assessment of the injury and first aid that’s associated with an injury. PT rehab programs might focus more on equipment and how to use it. Both programs will focus on the best ways to rehabilitate injuries of all kinds. Both programs have the same overall goal however they teach them differently.
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megan duhig
9/25/2018 10:09:42 pm
There are some of the differences between an athletic training rehab program and a physical therapy rehab program. Some of the differences are that the PT rehab can be a bit more advanced and the can use more high quality and more useful types of rehab. An AT rehab program is more basic exercises and stretching that you can do anywhere, also AT rehab is using more of closed kinetic exercises while PT rehab uses open kinetic exercises. There are also some big similarities between AT rehab program and a PT rehab program are that both are using exercises to help retrain the muscles and the area of injury. Also both are using specific exercises and activities to increase the range of motion back to performance to before the injury occurred.
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Halle Smith
9/25/2018 10:37:02 pm
An AT and PT program could have a lot in common but also have many differences at the same time. Both an At and PT program will have the same main focus which is to help heal athlete and restore full range of motion by many different forms of therapy, immobilizing body parts and modulating pain on a regular basis. However a PT program could differ greatly from an AT program because physical therapy physicians will have access to more advanced and high-tech equipment that an athletic trainer will have. This will cause the PT program to possibly be more effective and ROM may be restored more quickly. Also an PT program will be different for each individual patient while an AT program will be more generalized based on the level of athletes you work with and what their bodies are able to handle.
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Heather Mangrum
9/26/2018 05:47:18 am
Athletic Trainers and Physical Therapists both specialize in helping people recover from an injury, however there are key differences. An Athletic Trainer’s program focuses on the physical health of an athlete while a Physical Therapist’s program expands to anyone with an injury or illness. Phyaical Therapists will only help a person through the steps of recovery, but a key role of an Athletic Trainer is to prevent injuries from occuring as well. When determining an injury, a Physical Therapist is able to diagnose the injury since they have a doctoral degree whereas an Athletic Trainer can assess an athlete, they must work under the supervision of a physician. A PT’s program tends to be more in depth of fixing the injury to return the patient to a “normal health” standard and an AT’s program provides a treatment plan to return an athlete to their pre-injury competition levels. Overall, there are many differences between a PT and an AT, however when it comes down to it, both of their jobs are to assist patients in healing from an injury.
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Victoria Maynard
10/24/2018 10:15:34 am
If and athlete is injured and AT program would be more cryotherapy, heating therapy, more so dealing with pain and comfort of the athlete. Trying to get it to feel better and maybe trying to increase the range of motion of the area. A PT program would be exercising trying to get the athlete ready to return to their sport with confidence that their injury is healed. The PT program will be increasing flexibility, regaining neuromuscular control, full ROM, etc.. Both of these programs will be working together to get the athletes recovered and they will both incorporate exercises progressively but the PT is with the athlete more through the last two phases of the healing process and the AT is incorporated more throughout stage one to handle swelling and inflammation.
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Emma Klenke
10/24/2018 01:12:06 pm
PT and AT are similar but very different. A Physical Therapist is aimed towards the immediate recovery of an athlete while an Athletic Trainer focuses on the athletes rehabilitation coming back to school sports. A PT is able to work with the athlete following surgery unaffiliated with the school to help restore and repair damages that were made during process of getting injured. An AT works with the athlete at school to help them return to their sport. They work with the athlete to help build mass muscle strength and memory.
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