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Physical Therapy. Who?. Joshua Pannebaker, DPT Monmouth Physical Therapy & Rehab (PT Northwest) 221 E Main St Monmouth, OR 97361 Phone- 503.838.4244 Fax- 503.838.4442 Email- jpannebaker@ptnorthwest.com Website-ptnorthwest.com. Education. UG at OSU and grad program at Pacific U
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Who? • Joshua Pannebaker, DPT • Monmouth Physical Therapy & Rehab (PT Northwest)221 E Main StMonmouth, OR 97361 • Phone- 503.838.4244Fax- 503.838.4442Email- jpannebaker@ptnorthwest.comWebsite-ptnorthwest.com
Education • UG at OSU and grad program at Pacific U • UG major in Exercise Sport Science with focus in Athletic Training • Doctorate in PT • Min. of 7 years: 4 yrs UG and 3 yrs grad school (he took 8 with 5 yrs in UG)
Competiveness? - Getting into Pacific is very competitive (only graduate program in Oregon)-Getting a job? There is a huge market demand right now
SKILLS REQUIRED -Anatomy-Functional exercise-Interpersonal-Medical knowledge-Sports & nutrition
WHY Physical Therapy? -Interest in Medical Field- He got hurt & had to do PT. He found it interesting & fun!
WHY MONMOUTH? - Wanted to be in Midwestern valley-Wife is from Corvallis & didn't want to move- Rural area- Wanted to deal with post-surgery patients & students- Got job at a job fair put on every year at pacific for grad students
TYPES OF PATIENTS - Variety: sports related (ex. ACL repair), motor vehicle accidents (ex. neck & back), elderly, and some times farmers- 25% patients are sports related-Range from grade school children to 80 yr olds
WORK DAY • -4 x 10hr days a week-Very tiring like any job-30-45 minutes with each patient- Get a list of patients for each day-Evaluations take about hour long (new patients)- Stretching, & rehab program then chart notes
MONMOUTH PT NORTHWEST -2 PTs & one AT (trainer at central high school)
BEST PART OF JOB? -Working with people-Helping people- He loves anatomy so its fun
WORST PART OF JOB? -Paper work-Dealing with insurance
Advice? -Start researching now while an UG-Look at grad programs early-Apply to more than one place-Volunteer & get experience in the field-Finish prerequisites to get them out of the way