Why I Want To Be A Physical Therapist

The career that I want to pursue and study is Physical Therapy. I became interested in this career because of my mother who has battled with tuberculosis which she had in her bones and a dislocation on her right shoulder. These two experiences have helped me determine the career -Physical Therapy- because it focuses on the dysfunctions of the human body. As I have helped my mother in her past experiences, I would like to help others relieve acute or prolonged dysfunctions. I don’t personally know anyone in this field, however, I have interacted with my mother’s physical therapist, and she would teach me the different exercises that my mother had to do at home. Physical therapy focuses on assisting pains with specialized movements in order to
It takes more than just a bachelor's degree to become a physical therapist. It usually takes 5 years to get the bachelor's degree. For a master’s, or anything more than a bachelors will take about 4 more years to accomplish. AnOne option, after bachelor’s degree, is the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (DPT) degree, which takes about 3-4 years to accomplish (bls). The classes that Physical Therapists usually take are science classes are biology, chemistry, physics, anatomy, and
I will then transfer to a DPT program in order towhich I will study more in depthdeeply about the human body and the skills I will be using. In the end, I would like to pass the National Physical Therapy Examination administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy. Depending on the uUniversity I go to, I plan to live at home instead of paying for room and board. I plan to pay for my education by working. I will get a part time job at either the uUniversity or outside. Either or, I want to be able to pay it off that way. If the amount that I have to pay is too high, even with scholarships and FAFSA, I plan to take a loan. Other hopes and goals that I have for the future is to be able to find an internship that can further enhance my skills and actually give me experience in the field of a physical therapist. I would like to get this internship before I obtain my bachelor's degree. Overall, there is a lot of studying involved with being a physical therapist, but my mother has impacted me into believing that I can do this. Physical Therapy is more than just knowing how the body works, but it is also healing it with your hands. Most medical fields use technology or medicines to help people. However, with physical therapy they use their own hands to help, stabilize, and ensure