Students and faculty from the physical therapist assistant program, 以及欧博体育官网蒙奥图分校的学生运动员, pose after their first Functional Movement Screen, a new initiative and partnership between the PTA program and 蒙特中音 体育运动.
MONT ALTO, Pa. — The physical therapist assistant (PTA) program at 宾州州立大学蒙阿尔托分校 has implemented the Functional Movement Screen, 一项针对运动员的新健康检查倡议. Screening for movement dysfunction and/or pain allows professionals to make informed decisions about an athlete’s individual training program. With financial support from the 宾州州立大学蒙阿尔托分校 校友 Board, three PTA students have completed the Functional Movement Systems (FMS) Level 1 and Y Balance (Y-BT) certifications, in exchange for their service in providing screenings to student-athletes on the 蒙特中音 campus.
“For all health and fitness professionals working with athletes, our shared priority and responsibility is to protect athletes from avoidable harm,阿曼达·斯奈德说, an assistant teaching professor in the 蒙特中音 PTA program, who is one of six Functional Movement Systems Fellows in the United States. “The PTA program at 宾州州立大学蒙阿尔托分校 is piloting a student-athlete screening initiative that supports the physical therapy profession by promoting the PTA as a cost-effective health care professional for group screening and data collection.”
根据全国儿童医院, there are an estimated 25 million scholastic and another 20 million community-based youth programs in the United States. Organized youth athletics begin as early as age four and intensify through high school and college. This robust offering of programs presents a tremendous opportunity for kids to move, 但它也带来了更高的受伤风险.
2024年1月, PTA students completed their first athlete screening on campus, with the goal of performing screens on all 宾州州立大学蒙阿尔托分校 student-athletes annually.
“This opportunity is a huge asset not only for our PTA students to gain this unique experience, but also for our student-athletes to receive a high level of care while participating in intercollegiate athletics for 宾州州立大学蒙阿尔托分校,Staci Brennan说, 蒙特奥拓的体育主管.
In addition to the work taking place on the 蒙特中音 campus, the PTA program has started investigating cost-effective, proactive strategies to identify deficits and offer movement solutions that impact the musculoskeletal health of athletes within the central 宾西法尼亚 region, with possibilities to partner with local sport camps, 高中和社区中心.
“Most students pursue the associate of science in physical therapist assistant degree because they hope to be part of an individual’s recovery following an injury,蕾妮·博罗梅奥说, 蒙特奥图学区家长教师协会项目的负责人. “随着教育成本的上升, this two-year degree option provides a strategic first step toward a financially sound career for those looking to join the rehabilitation field. Being able to offer the unique experience of performing the Functional Movement Screen adds another layer to what our students are taking with them from their time in our program and makes them even more of an asset to future employers.”
For more information about the 宾州州立大学蒙阿尔托分校 associate of science in physical therapist assistant degree or the new Functional Movement Screen, 接触包罗密 或者参观校园。” 物理治疗师助理学位页.
在过去的35年里, 宾州州立大学蒙阿尔托分校 has transitioned more than 800 graduates of the associate of science in physical therapist assistant program into clinicians who serve their community. Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, enrolled students are required to take five semesters of study, 包括三个全日制临床实习, all of which prepare graduates to take the national examination for certification/licensure as a PTA. With small-class sizes and individualized attention for students, the rate of employment within one year of the graduate receiving their certification is 100%.
