different variety of jobs that can be obtain after becoming a Physical Therapist Assistant. The goal of the college is to highly prepare professional specialists with basic communication skills such as reading‚ writing‚ listening‚ and speaking. These skills are necessary for a Physical Therapist Assistant. According to American Physical Therapy Association‚ there are minimum required skills that have to be familiar to a Physical Therapist Assistant. The first communication skill that needs to be achieved
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Physical Therapist Physical therapists provide the service of the helping of restoring muscular or nerve damage upon a living organism. They improve the functions of mobility‚ help relieve pain‚ and prevent permanent physical damage of patients with injuries or disease. Fitness and health are key to helping patients get through physical therapy. Patient problems vary from physical disabilities such as car accidents to nerve damage like arthritis. Physical therapists‚ or also known
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A career as a physical therapist assistant involves having patience‚ commitment‚ and passion. A few years ago‚ my mom was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy and was referred to a physical therapist. She was in pain‚ frustrated‚ and did not believe she was ever going to be back to normal. The physical therapist assistant (PTA) guided her through the exercises and gave her the confidence needed to survive the difficult journey to recovery. As part of my experience with mom‚ I had an insight into the essential
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Physical Therapist My sophomore year while playing in a football game‚ I tackled a player from the other team right before half-time. While I was making the tackle‚ I felt a pop in my knee. It wasn’t very painful because of the adrenaline in my system at the time but the next day the pain came. It felt like there was a rubber band getting caught on my knee and coming off almost every step I took. I just put this pain aside through part of basketball season until the pain was too much and I went
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pursuit of physical therapy as a profession comes from my interest in healing the human body. Originally inspired by my grandfather‚ it has been my profession of choice for as long as i can remember; From a young child observing my grandfather unable to be mobile without the use of a cane‚ to my teenage years when I learned about the dynamics of the human body‚ to even more recently‚ after the excision of an osteochondroma on my femur during my time spent in the care of a physical therapist. <---RUN
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a physical therapist‚ said this because of being a physical therapist‚ you deal with bunch of people that have been injured and have to help them get back to where they were‚ if not ahead of where they were which can be very challenging. Challenges that will lie between me and success on my future career are staying in school longer than most people‚ adapting many different skills‚ and I will overcome these by keeping ahead of everything that I need to get done to become a Physical Therapist. Staying
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During my time in the physical therapy assistant program‚ there are certain characteristics about myself that I have come to recognize. These personal attributes have either developed into positive abilities and skills that will help me accomplish my goals or negative personal areas that still need improvement. I believe that being able to accept and recognize personal strengths and weaknesses can help one become an overall better individual in whatever they choose to do. These personal qualities
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Physical Therapists Primary Duties and Responsibilities The primary duty of a physical therapist is to restore‚ maintain and promote optimal physical function. Additional duties and responsibilities of a physical therapist include diagnosing and managing movement dysfunction and enhance physical and functional abilities. Along with restoring‚ maintain and promoting optimal physical function‚ physical therapists also promote optimal wellness and fitness and optimal quality of life as it relates to
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Physical therapists can be seen working in hospitals‚ outpatient clinics‚ private offices‚ home health agencies‚ schools‚ sports and fitness facilities‚ work settings‚ and skilled nursing facilities. The job of a physical therapist is a very imperative one. As a physical therapist‚ you will be depended on‚ you will have to push your patients hard sometimes‚ but it is always in their best interest
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Copy April 1‚ 2013 Actuaries and Physical Therapists Does anyone have a hard time choosing what career or job which they really want to do in the future? I personally have two jobs that I am considering right now: actuary and physical therapist. Actuaries basically manage risk. They help organizations plan for the future and protect themselves from loss. Physical therapists use a variety of techniques to improve mobility‚ relieve pain and prevent permanent physical disabilities in their patients
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