1. By: Markesha Robinson

2. Kinesiothearpy is a specialized area of
medicine in which exercise and
movement are used as the primary form
of rehabilitation. It is typically used in the
treatment of amputees

3. • Evaluate the person’s mobility, strength, and
endurance
• Discuss treatment goals
• Educate the patient about how the body works and
what is causing the impairment
• Develop an appropriate, targeted treatment plan
• Guide the patient in performing exercises correctly
• Monitor progress
• Modify the plan as needed to achieve specific goals

4. • Demand for
Kinesiotherapists is on
the rise, because
exercise therapy can
help patients regain
independence, recover
from injury and
recuperate faster
following surgery, which
can reduce overall
health care costs.

5. • every type of health care setting
 hospitals
rehabilitation centers
sports medicine facilities
fitness centers
private offices.
• starting salaries range from $36,000 to $45,000 a
year

6. • baccalaureate program that can be completed in 4-5
years.
The program has a comprehensive academic and clinical
curriculum plan that fulfills or exceeds the minimum
requirements for Kinesiotherapy accreditation.
The curriculum plan includes an organized and sequential
series of integrated learning experiences designed to
achieve or exceed minimum competencies.
All academic and clinical courses are guided by written
measurable behavioral objectives and use case-based,
patient-centered, problem-solving activities.

7. I CHOSE THIS MAJOR BECAUSE
• IT PAYS VERY WELL
• I HAVE A DEEP INTEREST FOR THE HUMAN
BODY
• I LOVE HELPING PEOPLE
• IT’S AN EASY JOB

8. • Attend graduate school and get my Masters
Degree
• Get a job as a physical therapist assistant
• Go to Physical Therapy School in St.
Augustine, Florida and get my Doctorate
Degree

9. • Rehabilitation
center/hospital in
California for 5-10 years
• Work for a professional
sports team for the
remainder of my career

10. I plan on specializing in sports injuries. I will be
very strong in other areas, but sports injuries
will be my specialty being that I am on the
mission to ultimately be a physical therapist for
sports itself.

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13. • http://www.northernkentuckypainrelief.com/
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• http://www.prosportscare.com/images/logoprofessional-sports-care-rehab.jpg
• OFFICE.COM

14. • Microsoft
• http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/medica
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• http://akta.org/

15. • http://www.caahep.org/Content.aspx?ID=42
• https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate/human
-performance-kinesiotherapy-bs
• https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/majors/he
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