PTA101 Introduction to Physical Therapy: Multimedia Resources

19th century Baden Baden was the playground of Europe's royalty and aristocracy who would come from all over to soak in its curative mineral waters. Modern Germans and tourists enjoy the mineral baths and spa treatments at Friedrichsbad. (25:22 min.)

Learning how the unique properties of water affect physiology and anatomy can enhance the ability of both fitness programming and physical therapy to be more effective. This video explores research and case studies that demonstrate quicker and more complete rehabilitation using a pool and shows the success of preparing people in advance for joint-replacement surgery. The video also provides ideas and insights for using a pool to generate income and help offset a facility’s operating costs.

The thermal baths of Vals-les-Bains designed by Peter Zumthor reinvent the concept of bathing and provide the stage-setting for a play of light on water. In the remote alpine village of Vals-les-Bains, in Switzerland, a mountain hot spring has been has enjoyed for over a century. As the tourist complex declined in the 1990s, the community decided to construct a new facility submerged in the mountain face. Foliated gneiss strata form horizontal bands visible on the façade. Inside, sixty-meter long walls and terraces juxtapose water, light, and architectural austerity to create an experience of both sensuality and spirituality.

After the Nazis and then the communists took over Hungary, it got its independence back in 1989. Now the city is the cultural capital of Eastern Europe. Tourists enjoy the Szechenyi Baths, one of the city's two dozen or more mineral baths. (25:29 min.)

Hot springs have been used commercially since the 19th century. A hotel built in the 1960s went bankrupt; the village bought the property in 1986 to develop a new spa complex. (26:42 min.)

This program traces the development of the English city of Bath, which is famous for its imposing Georgian buildings. Among the architecture examined in the program is the Royal Crescent, which was begun by John Wood the Younger in 1767. The program explains the architectural principles that influenced the design of Bath’s buildings and describes the nature and form of their construction. (25 minutes)

At the edge of Europe the British Isles is home to one of the world’s richest collections of sacred sites. With stunning photography Sacred Wonders of Britain tells the stories of the landmarks that have attracted visitors not just today, but for thousands of years – from the Orkneys to Canterbury, from Stonehenge to Glastonbury. Exploring major new discoveries about what our ancestors believed, this illuminating series reveals how these ancient people’s view of the sacred meets our own today. A BBC Production.

Nothing is so familiar, and yet so elusive, as water. A running faucet would require 136 trillion years to discharge the Earth’s 326 million cubic miles of water, but only fresh water—less than three percent of the global supply—can sustain life. As we transport, utilize, and consume water, we are tempted to view it as eternally plentiful. But its protracted cycle of falling from the sky, seeping into the ground, resurfacing, and evaporating is a fickle, unwieldy process that makes water more precious than gold. This program investigates the uses and meaning of water in our lives. A National Geographic Production. (25 minutes)

A National Geographic Production.

In this video seminar, Thomas Palmer utilizes a regional interdependence model to offer clinicians simple treatment methods for bio-mischanics of the kinetic chain. It discusses the international classification of function, common ailments, and guidelines for treament

What you need to know for successful cardiac rehabilitation.

What you need to know about joint replacement recovery.

Examining the four phases of cardiac rehabilitation, this video examines the goals of cardiac rehabilitation and its components. It also explains how to develop a patient teaching plan.(20:17 min.)

Although the shoulder, hand, knee, ankle, and foot are well designed and incredibly versatile, they are prone to damage through overuse, trauma, and aging. In this four-part clinical analysis of human anatomy, a male model, a dissected cadaver, and color diagrams are employed to reveal the intricate structures of these marvels of anatomical engineering—and the conditions that can injure them. 4-part series.

This series is an introduction to Taping and Wrapping in sports medicine. It covers essential supplies and terminology, basic foundations in taping and wrapping techniques, injury and wound care, and simple-to-follow taping and wrapping procedures for the lower and upper body.

This stunning series aims to decrypt the mechanisms of the human body and brain through exceptional experiments, as well as reports on women and men who stretch their physical and mental limits.

When a person’s heart stops, defibrillation may be a life-saving solution, but it comes with some drawbacks. Researchers in the United States and Germany are looking at a gentler option to put hearts back in sync. (1:23 min.)

This set looks at issues of hospitalization, health, screening, medical care, and outcomes in newborn health care.

Researchers are using light therapy to help veterans suffering from sleep disorders. (1:40 min.)