Drew RussellChad Nelson, Physical TherapistNatalie Varel, Physical Therapist

Assistant

Sports Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy

10777 Nall Avenue, Suite 320

Chad Nelson, Physical Therapist

• Kansas State University: Undergraduate Degree in Human Biology - 4.5 years

• KU Med: Physical Therapy - 2.5 years

• He was an athlete that wanted to work with athletes

• He gets to treat a Multitude of Patients and Diagnoses

Natalie Varel, Physical Therapist Assistant

• Missouri Western State University: Undergraduate degree in Health and Exercise Science – 4 years

• Missouri Western State University: Physical Therapist Assistant – 2 years

Job Requirements

• Physical Therapists generally work 40 hours per week but it varies depending on the Physical Therapist how many days they work per week.

• Physical Therapists – Evaluates, plan and cares the treatment for the patient, along with determining if physical therapy is right for the patient, and sometimes perform the treatment

• Physical Therapist Assistants – Perform the treatments prescribed by the Physical Therapists

Job Trends

• Challenges:– Patients that are lazy and don’t want to do treatment or home

exercises– Increasing documentation– Knowing proper documentation according to new laws– Staying up to date on reimbursement from insurance

• Rewards:– Get to be active and not behind a desk– Get to help people who are injured– Get to be creative on treatments for patients– Great people person job– Unspecified or varying career paths for Physical Therapists

Equipment

• Physical Therapists use resistance bands the most for physical therapy because they are the cheapest and most effective way to treat a patient but have a lot of different equipment that they can use for treatments.

Facilities

Staff

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous (cont.)

• They don’t have any specific uniforms that they must wear. It is pretty casual, they are just not allowed to wear jeans until Friday.