Kinesiotherapist vs physical therapist

Differences between kinesiotherapist and physical therapist duties and responsibilities

Kinesiotherapist example responsibilities.

• Achieve high level of patients satisfaction due to sound clinical management, quality of care and compassion.
• Provide physical rehabilitation and health education for patients with various physical and mental disabilities.
• Supervise the on-campus fitness center for the residential mental health rehabilitation program.
• Perform evaluations and interventions to enhance strength, endurance, and mobility of veterans with impair movement or extensive deconditioning.
• Provide OT evaluations and documentation.
• Work as a member of a multidisciplinary team providing educationally relevant OT services.
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Physical therapist example responsibilities.

• Conduct in-services and train colleagues in effective techniques for safely managing the CVA patient.
• Achieve high level of patients satisfaction due to sound clinical management, quality of care and compassion.
• Perform physical therapy evaluation and treatment of orthopedic patients and supervise PTAs.
• Progress patients' functional mobility during treatment sessions by modifying task, intensity, and adaptive equipment utilize.
• Motivate patients to participate in treatment sessions by educating them on the benefits of early mobility following cardiac and thoracic surgery.
• Experience include IFSP and IEP writing and implementation
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