All the Broken Bodies

This memoir "All The Broken Bodies: My Life as a Physical Therapist" details Martha's career as a physical therapist, revealing how the practice of physical therapy has changed over the decades. For Martha, PT was a calling. Stories of her most memorable cases and how she handled them illustrate the lessons she learned not only about patient care, but about life, humanity, and compassion.

Martha Thomas chose a career in physical therapy because she witnessed first-hand how the practice helped her grandmother. Despite being told the field needed more men and not women, Martha pursued her education in PT and was eventually hired by the very man who had tried to discourage her. It wasn't easy. Many challenges awaited her, yet over nearly forty years of practicing her profession, Martha gleaned wisdom not only about treating patients but about life, humanity, and compassion. "All The Broken Bodies: My Life as a Physical Therapist" contains the stories of her most memorable patients and what she learned from them.

Martha Thomas holds a BS in Physical Therapy from the University of Kentucky. She worked as a physical therapist for 40 years, practicing in acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and in the home health sector as well as owning and operating her own PT practice. She was also an adjunct professor at Gateway Community College in Phoenix, Arizona. Martha is a published writer and columnist.