{"id":1385,"date":"2017-10-25T19:30:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T19:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/college101\/?p=1385"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:28:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:28:25","slug":"physical-therapy-month-tips-from-faculty-and-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/college101\/physical-therapy-month-tips-from-faculty-and-students\/","title":{"rendered":"This Event Will Scare Your Spine Straight"},"content":{"rendered":"

October is Physical Therapy Month, and students and faculty at St. Petersburg College’s Health Education Center want to prevent tomorrow\u2019s backaches today. The Center recently held an event showing students ways that they can navigate their days – which involve carrying books and spending long hours at a desk or in front of a computer screen – without doing damage to their skeletal frames.\u00a0Lifting properly, practicing good ergonomics in a work environment, and wearing your backpack properly may seem like small things, but Sophomore Class President and Event Volunteer Stephanie Perez says that they make a big difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just wanted to show our students, faculty, and staff ways of being safe for Physical Therapy Month,\u201d Perez said.<\/p>\n

Mary Hanlon, who has been a physical therapy assistant and instructor at HEC in the physical therapy assistant program for the past 27 years, agrees. She spent the afternoon instructing students what to look for in a backpack and how to wear it properly. Hanlon stressed the importance of buying a backpack with the right features, rather than one that is fashionable. Here are some features to look for:<\/p>\n