Physical Therapists—Your Movement Experts
Physical Therapists—Your Movement Experts Did you know that physical therapists (PTs) are the experts of human movement? If you are a PT—you know it! If you are a client in our practice you know it because we are constantly videotaping and watching how you move. But, perhaps not everyone is aware of our area of expertise. In fact, when the California Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association surveyed the public—the word movement never once came up! I just spent two and half days in DC with 100 of the most expert of experts (I really was kind of star struck) discussing movement, why we are the experts and how we communicate this to others. I have left feeling very excited about movement and want to share a few ideas about what makes PTs unique in this area: 1) We listen When we meet a client we are skillfully able to listen to your description of the problem you are having in life (ie—maybe you tell us you want to pick up your grandkids or walk