The Wonders of Athletic Tape

At the beginning of the month I was feeling discomfort on my foot when I would bend my toes downward. I thought I had probably stepped wrong while running, but the discomfort continued for almost two weeks so I decided to mention it to Emily Sevilla,  my mentor, a physical therapist for 30 years. I explained the pain I felt and she told me it was most likely the arc of my foot flattening out due to the lack of support in my running shoes. She then told me that taping the arc of my foot with athletic tape would help with supporting the arc and demonstrated how I should tape it. 

I did some research on my own about athletic taping and I found out that using athletic taping helps reduce the pain a person feels by building support. The taping doesn't let the joint or area extend all the way to the point where pain is felt and also reducing the rang of flection. Taping is done differently for each area that is being targeted.  

Athletic Tape 

Taping for the arch of the foot.

Taping for the knee.

Blog 18: Third Answer

EQ:

How can a physical therapist best help a patient with a leg injury recover?

Answer #3:

Having assessments and documentation of the progress a patient makes helps with the recovery.

3 Details to Support the Answer:

1.  The assessments show the progress a patient has done over a period of time, allowing the physical therapist determine if the treatment is beneficial.

2. The documentation is just the written down progress/treatment the patient has gone through, that can be referred to later.

3. The assessments can be done weekly, biweekly, or daily. It is up to the physical therapist to decide. At Emertius. the physical therapist write down the exercises they did, along with resistance, pain, and amount of help the patient needed every day they go into physical therapist and see the progress the patient has done.

The Research source(s)  to support your detail and answer:

• My third interview with Emily Sevilla, a physical therapist assistant for 30 years.
• My mentorship at Emeritus Senior Living, with Emily Sevilla, a physical therapist assistant for 30 years. 

Concluding Sentence:

The physical therapist doing assessments and documentation of the patient's progress is a great way for a physical therapist to help a patient with a leg injury.

Blog 17: Fourth Interview

1. How do you know if a patient is working to their fullest?
2. How do assessments help with the improvement in patients?
3. What are physical therapy modalities?
4. Which modality is best in your opinion and why?
5. How do you educate a patient on safety precautions?
6. How do safety precautions vary among patients? 
7. How can you get the most out of a patients participation?
8. Is there reasons why a modality couldn't be used on a patient?
9. Why are modalities used?
10. Does exercising until muscle fatigue help in strengthening? Why or why not?
11. How does using modalities help?
12. What can be done to see the best improvement in a patient?
13. Is there a quicker way to recover?
14. Can a modality make things worse?
15. What are different types of safety precautions a patient has to be aware of?
16. What is the most common modality used?
17. What is the effect of each modality?
18. Do patients benefit more by doing exercises sitting down or laying down?
19. How can a patient best benefit from an exercise?
20. Is there more benefit by doing big sets of exercise or small sets and many repetitions?