Medley 1
Madison Medley
Mrs. Miller
English 12
19 February 2024
Technology and Physical Therapy
I. Introduction
A. Have you ever had to go to Physical Therapy for any reason?
B. Technology has improved with Physical Therapy.
C. We reduce and eliminate pain by doing treatments like STEM. (Richmond
University)
D. Physical Therapy is considered when you have back pain, pelvic floor problems,
broken bones, and torn ligaments.(National Library of Medicine)
E. The three stages in Physical Therapy are inflammation, proliferation, and
remodeling.(DeVries)
II. How do we reduce and eliminate pain?
A. Treatments like STEM.
1.Treatments like STEM send electrical currents through the skin and into
muscles.
2. STEM is used to also start growing muscles back.
B. Treatments like ice.
1. Ice brings down swelling.
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2. Ice is used in some cases to numb the spot to reduce pain.
C. Treatments like Tape.
1. Taping helps muscles and ligaments all stay tight so they don't hurt.
2. When you get released to play sports tape can help you move the way you need
to without tweaking something.
III. When is Physical Therapy considered?
A. When you have back pain.
1. They will do treatments to reduce pain
2. They will massage your muscles.
B. When you have broken bones.
1. They will help you exercise to gain flexibility and strength.
2. They will help you get your endurance and grit back.
C. When you have torn ligaments.
1. They help strengthen your ligaments before surgery.
2. When you come out of surgery they help make the ligaments stronger.
IV. What are the three stages in Physical Therapy?
A. Inflammation
1.Inflammation is needed to initiate the repair process.
2.Use RICE method: Rest, Ice, Compression,and Elevation.
B. Proliferation
1. During this stage your body will rid itself of inflammation.
2.If tissue is well stressed and moved appropriately these things can heal faster.
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C. Remodeling
1.The muscle fiber and connective tissue continue to become stronger.
2.The complete restoration of healthy function to the injured area.
V. Physical Therapy is not about how fast you can come back if you don't have the right
technology. As technology has grown over the years you see people come back so much faster
than you used to and that is because we have things like ice, STEM, and tape. There are three
steps in the Physical Therapy process that everyone has to go through to be successful.
A. Technology has improved with Physical Therapy.
B. We reduce pain by doing treatments like STEM, ice, and tape. You can go to
Physical therapy for a variety of reasons. Last but not least there are three stages of therapy.
C. I think Physical Therapy has improved a lot over the years. If you look at how fast
people come back to regular activity and look at people from 10-20 years ago today we come
back a lot faster.
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