Saturday, February 25, 2012

Physical Therapy on Twitter

National efforts are being made to progress the profession of Physical Therapy.  State APTA chapters are heavily involved in advocacy initiatives to improve access to care, application of skills, and reimbursement.  These initiatives have gained traction recently in California, Hawaii, and most recently Alabama.

As Physical Therapy gains respect on Capitol Hill, it is unclear how similar initiatives have improved the public image of the profession.  As a student Physical Therapist, I am concerned with the portrayal of my colleagues in the media.  Previews for Queen Latifah's movie "Just Wright" made my skin crawl.  However, "Black Swan" features Michelle Rodrigues Nouel, a real Physical Therapist - who was recognized by Natalie Portman at the Oscars.  

Media outlets and marketing firms regularly poll social media platform Twitter for a simple means to gain perspective on public interest and perspective.  I joined Twitter as an experiment in networking and have realized the benefits.  Simple search methods and access to all user posts are the primary reasons I have chosen Twitter for this background investigation into the PT Public Image.  Included are recent (past week) postings by users from around the country, discovered by searching "my physical therapy" and "my physical therapist".

THE GOOD:


Finally, after car accident, perpetual throbbing headache, back pain, and drowsiness gone. My physical therapist worked wonders yesterday.

Scott Kidd ‏ @scooterkidd
Gym, Physical therapy, work on my golf swing. Beautiful day.

Ahhhh forgot to call for my physical therapy appt.... I really need one this weekend

Late night physical therapy on my back in about an hour. I'm feeling a whole lot better even after the bad news on the MRI last week

I can't wait for my physical therapy appointment today where I find out if I can exercise again! Don't take your health for granted folks!

 sorry to here that. But physical therapy usually works wonders in hand injuries. My friend broke hers and it's fine now

I miss my old physical therapist, Keith. He was like my best friend.

I thought Yoga was dumb as hell, then my physical therapist had me do it. Feels great. Humbling


THE BAD:


Physical Therapy is  worst. I sit here 3x a week and they shock my knee for 30 minutes! 

Anida Haq ‏ @ineedahawk

Hopefully laying in bed all day makes my back pain stop. I'm really not tryna go to physical therapy.

Shel ‏ @SlimCrazi
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I've killed for less cuz, better be your doctor RT :Physical Therapy = a gentleman rubbing my feet ... I'm aight


I'm afraid to go to physical therapy for my shoulder they are gonna make me cry :'(


I can't find my splint...and I'm not really looking for it. My physicaltherapist will be fussing on Tuesday. *shrugs*  :-)


I think my physical therapist forgot about me...i've been laying here for like 15 minutes... 

My physical therapist is going to kill me

THE FUNNY:

my mom tries to hook me up with boys that go to her physicaltherapy office "i have his address and phone number" OH OK MOM

A Werther's Original fell out of my pocket during physical therapy. Killed the whole Matthew McConaughey vibe I had workin'.
I'm getting physical therapy for my back. I bet Spider-Man never has to get physical therapy for his back. I hate not being Spider-Man. :(

Cutting my pops hair being a barber is my back up plan if being aphysical therapist don't work out I'm mean wid da clippers

My physical therapist is so f'n hot. I always get a little bashful around him.

My moms hair dresser called me a pervert cause I told her I'm gonna be a physical therapist for football players lol

My physical therapist was upset with me for using scissors with myinjured arm but he didn't say anything about running with scissors.

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