{"id":1721,"date":"2024-02-14T15:50:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/link-students.com\/specializations\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ac-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b9%d9%89\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T15:36:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:36:45","slug":"physical-therapy","status":"publish","type":"specializations","link":"https:\/\/link-students.com\/en\/specializations\/physical-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical therapy is one of the branches of allied medical professions related to human medicine. It involves diagnosing and treating medical conditions, problems, and mobility disorders using natural means. This is achieved through understanding body movement and alleviating or correcting the effects of injury and disease. Additionally, it involves rehabilitating individuals using various physical modalities and therapeutic exercises. Physical therapy is in high demand in society and is gaining increasing importance with the widespread use of modern technology, which may potentially harm the musculoskeletal system. The profession of physical therapy plays a fundamental role in the development and advancement of healthcare, both as a preventive measure for the healthy and as a therapeutic method for patients in various medical specialties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Role of Physical Therapists in Georgia:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The role of physical therapists includes diagnosing, preventing, and evaluating a variety of conditions, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Musculoskeletal system diseases and problems such as bones, spine, joints, cartilage, muscles, tendons, and ligaments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neurological system diseases and problems such as the brain, nerves, and spinal cord.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Circulatory system diseases and problems such as the heart, arteries, and veins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respiratory system diseases and problems such as the lungs, respiratory muscles, and airways.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geriatric diseases and problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pediatric diseases and problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>When Physical Therapy is Utilized:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical therapy is used to rehabilitate patients after surgeries such as fractures and sports injuries like those in the anterior cruciate ligament. It is also used to treat rheumatic conditions and joint osteoarthritis, as well as to achieve muscle relaxation in the elderly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Subjects Studied in the Physical Therapy Major in Georgia:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The curriculum of the physical therapy major in Georgia includes a variety of subjects, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Biology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Physics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anatomy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organ Function Physiology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neuroscience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kinesiology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharmacology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pathophysiology.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1572,"template":"","class_list":["post-1721","specializations","type-specializations","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/link-students.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specializations\/1721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/link-students.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specializations"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/link-students.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/specializations"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/link-students.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/link-students.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}