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SCC PTA students work with Therapy Dogs, Inc. Chris Garland, Burkesville, KY, and Nikki Neal, Monticell win contest for best student designed physical therapy using Skye, an 11-year-old Border Collie in unconventional treatment modality Click on headline for story plus headline By Dave Cazalet, Jr., SCC Director of Public Relations Students enrolled in the Somerset Community College Physical Therapist Assistant Program recently had an opportunity to participate in a learning activity requiring that they "think outside the box." Students were instructed to develop an exercise for a patient using an unconventional treatment modality: an eleven-year-old border collie named Skye. Students developed exercises to target strengthening of specific muscles of the upper and lower extremities, as well as activities to affect balance and endurance. The winning exercise was designed by Chris Garland of Burkesville and Nikki Neal of Monticello, who received a gift certificate to the college's cafeteria. PTA Students Brittany Cooke, Sandra Denney, Melissa Keith and Tina Thomas also developed an educational brochure about animal-assisted therapy. This treatment approach is designed to improve physical strength, but also incorporates social, emotional and cognitive aspects into treatment sessions and is seen more frequently among special populations including pediatrics and geriatrics. Alyce Grover, a communications professor at SCC, and Skye, registered as a team with Therapy Dog, Inc., coordinated the visit. Grover is well known in the Somerset/Eubank area for her work in the pet therapy area. "These sorts of activities force the students to be creative and to develop critical thinking skills," states PTA Program Director Ron Meade. "While this is not a treatment option we typically consider, it was interesting to see the activities that the students developed." The PTA Program admits students once annually, with an application deadline of April 1, 2010 at 5:00. For more information about the program, contact the Program Director at ron.meade@kctcs.edu . This story was posted on 2009-12-07 16:40:31
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