Emily Pacheco

Block 3
10-15-15
The career that interest me the most should have to be physical therapy and occupational
therapy. Physical therapists (PTs) are highly-educated, licensed health care professionals who
can help patients reduce pain and improve or restore mobility - in many cases without
expensive surgery and often reducing the need for long-term use of prescription medications
and their side effects.
Physical therapists can teach patients how to prevent or manage their condition so that they will
achieve long-term health benefits. PTs examine each individual and develop a plan, using
treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent
disability. In addition, PTs work with individuals to prevent the loss of mobility before it occurs by
developing fitness- and wellness-oriented programs for healthier and more active lifestyles.
Occupational therapy is a health profession whose goal is to help people achieve
independence, meaning and satisfaction in all aspects of their lives.Apply their specific
knowledge to enable people to engage in activities of daily living that have personal meaning
and value.Develop, improve, sustain, or restore independence to any person who has an injury,
illness, disability or psychological dysfunction.Consult with the person and the family or
caregivers and, through evaluation and treatment, promote the client's capacity to participate in
satisfying daily activities.Address by intervention the person's capacity to perform, the activity
being performed, or the environment in which it is performed.
The occupational therapist's goal is to provide the client with skills for the job of living - those
necessary to function in the community or in the client's chosen environment.
They only 2 locations I know that have this dual degree is the University of ST. Augustine in St.
Augustine, Florida and in San Marcos, Ca.