WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.128 --> 00:00:04.543 My name is Erin Pounders, and I am a physical therapist. 2 00:00:04.543 --> 00:00:06.544 We can treat anywhere from birth, 3 00:00:06.544 --> 00:00:09.506 up until the end of life span. 4 00:00:09.506 --> 00:00:12.570 It just depends on your setting in which you work in 5 00:00:12.570 --> 00:00:15.085 line:15% I have worked in pediatrics, which is 6 00:00:15.085 --> 00:00:17.480 line:15% normally birth to about 18. 7 00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:20.811 line:15% Depending on how cool you are I guess. 8 00:00:20.811 --> 00:00:24.178 line:15% And then you have an outpatient clinic, 9 00:00:24.178 --> 00:00:26.598 which is more of your athletes, or your sports 10 00:00:26.598 --> 00:00:28.247 type injuries. 11 00:00:28.247 --> 00:00:30.581 line:15% Sometimes it's joints replacements depending on how 12 00:00:30.581 --> 00:00:34.020 line:15% far out, and you have an inpatient setting as well. 13 00:00:34.020 --> 00:00:37.705 line:15% Which is more initially post surgery where you've 14 00:00:37.705 --> 00:00:42.356 line:15% had joint replacement, ACL replacement, anything like that. 15 00:00:42.356 --> 00:00:45.187 And in addition to that, sometimes we see patients 16 00:00:45.187 --> 00:00:47.331 pre-surgery to get them ready for surgery, 17 00:00:47.331 --> 00:00:51.219 so that they have a better rehab after surgery. 18 00:00:51.219 --> 00:00:55.318 Predominately we see athletes that have had an injury 19 00:00:55.318 --> 00:00:59.451 on the field, they're just trying to rehab or avoid surgery. 20 00:00:59.451 --> 00:01:02.516 We have had some athletes that are post surgery. 21 00:01:02.516 --> 00:01:05.433 line:15% We see a lot of total joint replacements, such as 22 00:01:05.433 --> 00:01:07.891 line:15% knees, hips, shoulders. 23 00:01:07.891 --> 00:01:11.974 line:15% We see just wear and tear surgeries that are 24 00:01:11.974 --> 00:01:14.224 line:15% rotator cuff, and meniscus, 25 00:01:15.189 --> 00:01:17.738 and things like that are my common 26 00:01:17.738 --> 00:01:19.588 injuries at this point. 27 00:01:19.588 --> 00:01:22.643 When you get into my clinic, I'm going to assess you. 28 00:01:22.643 --> 00:01:24.302 You're going to have to see me first. 29 00:01:24.302 --> 00:01:28.200 Or someone of my credentials first, and then we 30 00:01:28.200 --> 00:01:29.409 will do an assessment. 31 00:01:29.409 --> 00:01:32.090 We will see how you're moving, how much strength you have, 32 00:01:32.090 --> 00:01:36.072 whether or not you walk with a different gate pattern 33 00:01:36.072 --> 00:01:37.706 than somebody else does. 34 00:01:37.706 --> 00:01:40.805 line:15% Whether or not you're using a walker, whether or not 35 00:01:40.805 --> 00:01:41.887 line:15% you're using a cane. 36 00:01:41.887 --> 00:01:43.675 line:15% And then from there we talk to you about, 37 00:01:43.675 --> 00:01:45.635 line:15% What you were doing before surgery? 38 00:01:45.635 --> 00:01:48.475 line:15% What are your likes? What are your dislikes? 39 00:01:48.475 --> 00:01:50.989 And a lot of times we ask those questions, 40 00:01:50.989 --> 00:01:53.312 or get information on those questions without having 41 00:01:53.312 --> 00:01:54.550 to ask it directly. 42 00:01:54.550 --> 00:01:56.543 Because we're building a relationship with you. 43 00:01:56.543 --> 00:01:59.634 A lot of my job is through exercise. 44 00:01:59.634 --> 00:02:02.528 We teach exercise principles. 45 00:02:02.528 --> 00:02:04.756 We teach movement patterns, 46 00:02:04.756 --> 00:02:06.706 and so it's designed to 47 00:02:06.706 --> 00:02:09.452 teach you how to do the movement in the best 48 00:02:09.452 --> 00:02:11.785 and most safest way for you. 49 00:02:13.046 --> 00:02:16.418 line:15% So we use a lot of body weight training actually. 50 00:02:16.418 --> 00:02:19.962 line:15% It's not really anything fancy or anything that we 51 00:02:19.962 --> 00:02:21.531 line:15% have to have on site. 52 00:02:21.531 --> 00:02:23.729 We do have some weight training equipment 53 00:02:23.729 --> 00:02:24.617 on the facility. 54 00:02:24.617 --> 00:02:28.563 But we're using our hands to help you move your joint, 55 00:02:28.563 --> 00:02:31.780 to move the joint in a way that will increase 56 00:02:31.780 --> 00:02:34.780 the motion that you have in a joint.