Students from Georgia who aspire to work in physical therapy jobs traveled to the other side of the world last month to address a Chinese conference and present some of their research, according to a published report.
Led by associate professor Ruth Maher of the Physical Therapy Department with North Georgia College & State University, the students attended the annual meeting of the International Continence Society in Beijing, The Gainesville Times reports. They presented research about how to confront stress urinary incontinence, which impacts roughly one of three women.
"The presentations and interactive classes proved to be a tremendous experience for the students, and it will no doubt shape their futures (as) individuals and clinicians," the professor told the news source. "The presentation included a comparison of dry needling and traditional Chinese acupuncture in addition to the use of real-time ultrasound imaging in assessing tissue morphology."
She also took a student to visit Liaocheng University to discuss the practice of physical therapy in the U.S.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, physical therapists help patients manage pain and enhance range of motion after injuries, illnesses and surgery.