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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Nov. 9, 1962
Physical Therapy Lab Treats More Than Student's Aches and Pains
The physical therapy department—the only such clinic in Douglas County—is one of the many divisions within Watkins Hospital designed to provide KU students with the best possible medical care.
Miss Betty J. Sanders, assistant professor of physical medicine and head of the physical therapy department, defined the nature and purpose of physical therapy;
"Physical therapy is part of the medical profession which treats the disabled and the handicapped by the use of physical agents.
"Physical therapy is concerned with any disability which has impaired an individual's physical function and attempts to restore as much of the physical function as possible."
PHYSICAL THERAPY, said Prof. Sanders, does more than treat ailments such as stiff necks, sprained backs, and broken limbs. More importantly, it is concerned with the treatment of afflictions such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, and amputation.
The KU physical therapy department is fully accredited and is staffed with two qualified physical therapists ready to serve the many patients referred to them by their physicians.
The physical therapy devices include deep heat machines, infrared lamps, hydro therapy, electrical stimulation, ultra sound, exercise, massage, and mechanical equipment such as pulleys and bicycles.
THE DEPARTMENT treats about 25 to 30 patients a day, Prof. Sanders said. And of these, 15 to 20 are KU students.
Prof. Sanders holds the unique position of physical therapist and faculty adviser-instructor. She said that approximately 80 students have expressed desire to enroll in the physical therapy program.
Students in physical therapy, after completing preparatory courses, begin professional course study the second semester of their junior year and transfer to the Medical Center in Kansas City to complete their studies. The students receive a B.S. degree in physical therapy upon graduation.
Student Hitchhikes in Alaska-
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