In celebration of World Physical Therapy Day 2019 with the theme "Chronic pain", the San Pedro College Physical Therapy Department (SPC PT) took part in a mission to use Physical Therapy management through exercise and physical activity in managing chronic pain, maintaining flexibility and movement, increasing participation in the community, improving cardiovascular health, mood and general well being. On 6 September the SPC PT faculty and students conducted a program in 3 different locations: San Pedro Hospital, SAKADAB community/ Los Amigos Barangay Center & San Pedro College of Davao. With the initiative of the SPC-PT faculty together with the Association of the Physical Therapy Students (APTS), we coordinated with the following institutions to establish supportive policies and programmes on physical activity to reduce preventable diseases and disabilities in the community through a dance craze and a song to promote physical activity and the profession itself in a wider scale for public health.
The program started with a seminar and a discussion about chronic pain and PT management such as proper posture, body mechanics, stretching and breathing exercise. A survey and screening were also done and we encouraged the community to participate in the dance and song we created. Through this simple action, we hope to create a better impact in the lives of many people suffering from chronic pain or who are at risk of chronic pain. Through this simple movement, we can create ripples of change.
