Out-Patient Physical TherapyMy senior project consisted of me spending time inside a PT (physical therapy) clinic. Although I had already logged 150+ hours in the clinic, I was specifically there to focus on dry needling. Dry needling was my major field of study when I was writing my thesis and presenting my TED talk, so the purpose of my internship was to see it in person more than I had previously. Seeing as I am also going to college for Pre-PT, it was also just important to be in the environment and continue to get comfortable with my hopeful career.
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I ultimately chose to focus my senior project on PT and dry needling because of the experience I had during my LINK internship at the end of my junior year. However, before that I found my self extremely intrigued in helping people better themselves, specifically in regards to exercise and fitness. The recovery process that one goes through when they enter PT is a really pleasing thing to be a part of. You get to stay constantly in touch with the human body and all of the mechanisms that keep us running and fuctioning. For me, it's a dream come true.
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TED TalkHere I discuss the efficacy of dry needling and acupuncture in modern medicine. I use the culmination of my research to summarize my thesis via presentation.
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