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03/01/2012- Today was the first day of our new rotation departments. I am in the Physical Therapy Department with Gina. Today, we were with one of the PT's up on Med surge(7th floor). She had two patients that needed Physical Therapy on that floor. We helped one of the patients get up and Ambulate for about 60 feet, then the PT went through a series of exercises with her. The other patient had been in and out of her room constantly for x-rays and MRI's etc... so we just let her rest. We then went down to ICU(4th floor) for the PT's 3rd patient, and she was just put into the ICU, so all we did was set up a date for her PT to begin. 03/05/2012- Today we ended up staying down in the Outpatient PT area. We got to observe one PT with two of his patients and the exercises he used for them, and then had time to watch one of the other PT's with one of his patients. We did not get to do anything hands on, but it was still interesting. 03/08/2012- Today we were back up with the Inpatient PT; her name is Samantha. She had one patient in the ICU that needed some leg exercises and also did about 120 feet of amubulation. We then went up to Med/surg, but the patient was too tired to partake in the PT's exercises because she had already exercised earlier. 03/12/2012- today we were down in the Outpatient center and observed the different stretches used for injuries such as knees ans ankles 03/15/2012- today we were with the Inpatient PT, we saw a few patients, two in Med/Surge, and one in the ICU the exercises were ambulation and range of motion 03/19/2012- today we were with Outpatient PT, which is always where we are on Mondays. We observed 4 poatients, all were in for either knee rehab, or ankle. 03/22/2012- today we were with Inpatient, we only saw two patients, one was in the ICU with severe balance problems due to a traumatic experience. We did several exercises to work on his balance. the other patient was in Med/Surg and just had a surgery. We worked on general range of motion and ambulation. 03/26/2012- Today was Outpatient day. We saw 3 people, one needed rehab for a leg injury, one needed rehab for their neck, and one needed help with their shoulder. All three were treated with exercises, resistance training, and ice. 03/29/2012- We were with Inpatient today, there was only one patient, they just recently had a very major operation. They were experiencing sharp pains where the incisions and operation was done. We needed to work on restoring their mobility to ensure that they recovered proper, and as quick as possible. The rest of the time, we learned about which exercises are used to treat which injuries. She gave us a little quiz on the muscles and what they help move.