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Diagnoses include:
Burns
Contusions
Neuropathic Ulcers
Pressure Ulcers
Vascular Disease
Surgical Wounds
Traumatic Injury
Abscess
Therapists treating these pathologies provide a variety of appropriate intervention strategies, of which a few may include:
Wound Dressing
Manual Therapy - massage for lymphatic drainage and pain reduction, range of motion stretching
Electrical Stimulation
Fitting/ordering of adaptive, assistive, or protective equipment
Strengthening exercise
Patient education on current condition, risk factors, and plan of care
Education requirements are basically the same as a general DPT.
What classes included in your curriculum prepare you for working in this field?
· Anatomy and Physiology (year 2)
· Gross Anatomy (year3)
· Integumentary systems and advanced modalities (year 4)
non specialists must still have knowledge of the field in order to be able to work with patients that may have these needs
Specialists will have done grad work in the integumentary field
Starting salary is around $65,000
The typical client is someone suffering from wounds, burns, skin ulcers, traumatic injuries, scars or abscess.
Integumentary physical therapists can work in both inpatient and outpatient facilities
The need for integumentary PT is consistent and should not necessarily increase or decrease in the near future. People will always get injured/burned and in will be in need of rehabilitation
D, Jennifer, Copyright © 2010-2012 Physical Therapy Connect.com, and JLynn LLC. All rights reserved.. "Integumentary Physical Therapy Education and Profession Information." Physical Therapy Connect, Connecting You To The World Of Physical Therapy. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. <http://www.physical-therapy-connect.com/integumentary.html>.
Integumentary is the physical therapy of the skin and the treatment of the diseases and conditions associated with the integumentary system. Most common job is to help heal burns and promote tissue healing
Help heal wounds, burns, skin ulcers, scars and traumatic injuries.
"Integumentary Physical Therapy." Physical Therapy | Physical Therapy Schools and Career Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. <http://www.learnphysicaltherapy.com/3-questions-to-better-understand-integumentary-physical-therapy-specialization/>.
As a professional you must be able to examine and identify integumentary conditions, plan care for the patient and maybe make specialist or physician referrals.