Medical science is one of the crucial endeavors in saving lives and serving humanity. People afflicted by deadly diseases can get easy treatments to save their lives and prevent other side effects. Advanced medical technology has improved the healthcare field in several ways. Cure has become more affordable. The entire healthcare industry is broad, including various sectors, and each sector is advancing through biotechnology, pharmacology, and other foci of research. Physical therapy is one sector that helps to reduce physical impairments and functional limitations. For people experiencing health problems – be they from accidents or pathology, physical therapy is an effective solution to reduce pain, heal injury, and regain mobility.
In an era when physical activity is limited among people due to dependency on technology, people are at high risk of acquiring physical disorders. Physical therapists play a vital role in improving the lifestyle of the patients and reducing pain. In addition, new discoveries and research are introducing more effective ways to prevent physical injuries. The credit goes in part to those doctors and researchers who improve physical therapy treatment through practice and research to serve humanity. One such individual is Dr. Richard W Bohannon – an American physical therapy clinician, scholar, and educator. Physical therapy improves overall physical health, improving overall body function and activity. When people feel pain in their joints, they typically go for pain medications. However, while pain killers might provide relief at the moment, they are not permanent solutions. Physical therapy has advantages relative to painkillers. Unlike drugs, physical therapy is not often associated with side effects. Therapy treats injuries from their foundations and prevents further issues. In addition, it strengthens muscles, improves balance, relieves joint pains, prevents injuries, and restores stability, mobility, and body function.
Perhaps the most important factor of physical therapy is its educational component. It helps individuals understand the right way to engage with their muscles and move their bodies more appropriately. Researchers and educators play significant roles in spreading awareness and helping patients adopt the right physical activity routine. Physical therapy relieves common injuries and other types of pain, including knee pain, arthritis, herniated disc, back pain, strains, etc.
Education about physical therapy is important. Being an educator, Richard Bohannon has contributed much to spreading awareness and advancing the treatment in several ways. Born on December 29, 1953, Dr. Bohannon serves as the Principal of Physical Therapy Consultants. Being a researcher, Bohannon has also worked as the editor of several journals, including the Journal of the Geriatric Physical Therapy, the Journal of Human Muscle Performance, and the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Bohannon’s research and case studies have been cited more than 42,000 times.
In order to pursue his services for the noble cause, Richard Bohannon enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned his BS and MS degrees in Physical Therapy. Then, Dr. Richard attended the North Carolina State University to complete his Doctor of Education. He also earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Boston University. Currently, he is enrolled at the University of Portsmouth to pursue a Ph.D.
Bohannon’s research has contributed to improving physical therapy, with a focus on muscle weakness and mobility. Dr. Richard Bohannon has profound experience in treating physical health issues. He has improved the physical therapy field through his research and discoveries.
Richard Bohannon has also been an academic. He has worked as a full- professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Connecticut. Twice he served there as Acting Director of the program. In addition, Richard Bohannon also served as a full- professor at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Later, he joined Campbell University, where he was again a full- professor.
Richard Bohannon’s contribution to physical therapy research and literature has won him several awards. He was the recipient of the Helen Hislop Award in 1996 for his great contributions to professional literature. In 2005, he received the Marian Williams Award for his research in physical therapy. In 2008, he received the Jules Rothstein Golden Pen Award for his scientific writing. These awards were all given by the American Physical Therapy Association.