Physical Therapy in the Spotlight in TV and Movies

Published: Oct. 7, 2020, 10 a.m.

b'Physical Therapy in TV & Movies \\n\\n\\n\\n TV and Movies Get aspects of Healthcare Right & Wrong \\n\\n\\n\\n How Well is PT Represented? \\n\\n\\n\\n What Can Learning From This Teach Us?\\n\\n\\n\\nJason Hubeny is a third year student physical therapist at the University of Hartford in Connecticut.\\n\\n\\n\\nAs a freshman in college, he became a member of the APTA. Check out his article\\xa0PT Student for 2 years, an APTA Member for 4 Years\\xa0to learn about his reasons why he is an #APTAmember.\\n\\n\\n\\nJason created a blog called\\xa0RatedPT\\xa0where he finds the representations of physical therapists in TV shows and movies. During the show, we break down scenes from Dumb & Dumber, Forrest Gump, and Impractical Jokers and how they present physical therapists to the audience.\\n\\n\\n\\nQUOTE\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u201cIt sold me on the connections between everybody in PT and how important that organization is.\\u201d \\u2013 JASON\\n\\n\\n\\nPARTING SHOT\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u201cIt is hard to separate PT from the rest of my life\\u2026 It is fine that PT does have overlap in other parts in your life and it connects with everything and it is not a separate part of your life.\\u201d \\u2013 JASON'