i am to do a report and am tring to find info on the history of rehabilitation or physical therapy of aging ,o

Question

i am to do a report and am trying to find info on the history of rehabilitation or physical therapy of aging ,older adults or in nursing home. I have typed the words in the search box but am unsuccessful for regular internet and the library website of my school what other key can I use ? or refer me to a website that may start me on this info

Answer 1

The ultimate reference for the history of physical therapy is a book: "Healing the Generations: A History of Physical Therapy & the American Physical Therapy Association" written by Wendy B. Murphy. It may be available at a local college library. Or you can purchase it for $75 from the APTA (http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=History&template=/ECommerce/ProductDisplay.cfm&ProductID=458 ). Also, the APTA website has information and pictures on it's website here: http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=History_and_Information&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=48&ContentID=14772 . There is information on the history of the Federation of State Boards of PT here: http://www.fsbpt.org/about/history.asp

Time magazine has some old archived articles on PT:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,738073,00.html?promoid=googlep
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,749084,00.html?promoid=googlep


These websites offer some information, but I would be wary of their authenticity:
http://www.eugenept.com/history.html
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3969/is_200301/ai_n9302437
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Therapy
http://www.vault.com/articles/A-Brief-History-of-the-Physical-Therapy-Industry-27540923.html

Good luck!

Answer 2

Wikiepedia gives a pretty accurate explanation of Physical Therapy. You should also check out the APTA (American Physical Therapy) website for more information.

Answer 3

APTA.org (American Physical Therapy Association)
ASHA.org (American Speech Language Hearing Association)
AOTA.org (American Occupational Therapy Association)