Decorating Temporary Housing | Tips for Travel Therapists
Many of us can relate to the excitement of decorating a new space and being able to make it our own. For travel therapists, however, decorating temporary housing can be difficult. How are you supposed to personalize a space that you’re only living in for a few months? Though you’re only there for a short time, it’s still beneficial to make your temporary housing feel as homey as possible. Check out our easy,...
How to Beat Homesickness as a Travel Therapist
Travel therapists are adventure driven and challenge driven…think about it! Travel therapists have the exciting opportunity to travel to new locations for their assignments. However, let’s face it, life on the road is not always the easiest. Constantly adapting to new cities and work environments can be challenging. At some point in your career as a travel therapist, you may experience homesickness. Don’t worry…it’s normal! But...
What is Pet-Assisted Therapy?
Also called animal-assisted therapy, pet-assisted therapy improves a patient’s social, cognitive, motor, and emotional function with the aid of animals. However, this unique type of therapy is much more than simply spending time with an animal or having one as a pet. Depending on a patient’s needs, pet-assisted therapy involves different therapeutic goals and the use of various techniques. Below, we’ll delve deeper...
Benefits of Water Therapy | Six Things Patients Should Know
It can be difficult to transition back to normalcy after coming out of a hip surgery or suffering from an ankle break or pulled tendon. While many of our patients hope to immediately resume to their normal activities, chances are that additional time and treatment is needed. Water therapy has become an increasingly desired method of treatment. This form of physical therapy helps to quickly re-strengthen and retrain injured areas. Next...
Burn Therapy Could Be the Specialty You Need
Burns are one of the most traumatic injuries the human body can endure. Multiple body systems are simultaneously involved. Depending on the severity, burns can appear deceivingly non-threatening while doing most of their dirty work beneath the damaged skin. Damaged blood vessels dilate causing inflammation and edema are typically listed among many other life-threatening problems. Once the patient is stabilized and undergoes graft...