Physical therapy involves treatment through physical means for people disabled by illness‚ accident‚ or congenital handicap. It seeks to improve mobility‚ relieve pain‚ or minimize permanent physical disabilities (Occupational Outlook Handbook). The physical therapy career field interests me for many reasons. It revolves solely around the human body‚ which is a fascinating topic to learn about. This area of expertise is flexible and rewarding. There are many specialty areas to choose your career
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While physical therapy is an exciting and rewarding work environment‚ professionalism must still be maintained in the work place. In order to be the best physical therapist possible‚ professionalism must first be demonstrated while obtaining a degree in a doctor of physical therapy program. Three components are essential in order to demonstrate professionalism in a doctor of physical therapy program: integrity‚ curiosity‚ and taking pride in ones work. Since the inception of the first doctor of
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in a terrible car accident? Well‚ then you would probably know what physical therapy is. Physical therapy is where a physical therapist examines‚ tests‚ treats‚ and prevents injuries to your body. A big bonus for this occupation is it is one out of many career choices in the medical field‚ so in that case you know that a physical therapists gets a well-earned‚ good paying salary‚ but you have to go to college first. A Physical Therapist or PT works in anywhere from a clinic‚ hospital‚ sports facility
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got a job at an outpatient physical therapy clinic and there my true passion began. This inspired me to apply and eventually get accepted into the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Gateway Community College. The Physical Therapist Assistant program at Gateway will help me reach my goal of becoming a Physical Therapist Assistant by developing my character professionally‚ giving me the knowledge to help patients‚ and pass my board to receive my license as a Physical Therapist Assistant. The program
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Physical therapy can be a very fulfilling career for some individuals. They help people physically function to the best of their abilities. Also‚ there are many benefits to going into the field of physical therapy. Being a physical therapist requires many years of education which helps therapists to complete important duties‚ and the job includes a good salary. Courses such as anatomy‚ biology‚ chemistry‚ physics‚ statistics‚ and psychology are important to take to go into physical therapy. In
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anything? The job of a physical therapist is to get you back to a full life‚ and he is going to do his best to get you back on your feet as quickly as possible. They teach exercises that make an injured person stronger for a quicker recovery. Physical therapy provides injured people the best method for full physical and mental recovery. Physical therapists‚ sometimes called PTs‚ help injured or ill people improve their movement and manage their pain‚ Physical therapy works in lots of ways that
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The physical therapy is a growing and competitive profession. One can start their journey by researching physical therapy graduate programs. Each physical therapy school will have nearly the same requirements for students who are striving to be accepted into the program. Typically‚ to Physical therapy graduate programs usually requires baccalaureate degrees and many programs require individuals to take
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Success Factors of Physical Therapy June 4‚ 2014 ESTRELLADO !2 of 8! INTRODUCTION This paper explores the different factors college students consider to have a successful physical therapy career. These factors are necessary for pre-physical therapy college students to prepare for a competitive growing market. In 2011‚ the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) executive committee appointed a task force to focus on developing a model to forecast the supply and demand of physical therapists through
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its Doctor of Physical Therapy program. While it is important to have a good education and clinical experience‚ I hold lessons in behavior and ethics to a higher standard due to the fact that patient care depends highly upon complete and proper care. If a therapist does not present the proper behavior or ethics when treating a patient‚ the patient’s life could be greatly affected despite the amount of knowledge the therapist has. Therefore‚ I personally have sought out physical therapy programs that
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Communication in Physical Therapy One of the major issues with physical therapy is the lack of communication between the physician and the patient. The problem with the lack of communication is the patient will not be fully healed because the physician is unaware of all of the aches and pains of their patient . The lack of communication will be the cause of the of further injury to the patient because the physician can not help the unknown. Communication is extremely important in physical therapy because
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