Why I Want To Be A Physical Therapist

I chose this occupation because I have been through Physical Therapy and I know how it feels. I want to help people and be the reason they appreciate being able to continue living their lives the normal way, instead of being limited to what they can do by not getting any help. Physical Therapy practices in the neuromuscular area. Today’s use of exercise, massage, heat, cold, water, and electricity, date back to Greek Culture. By the 1800s, exercise and muscles reeducation were used for a variety of orthopedic diseases and injuries. Hippocrates and Galenus are said to be the first people practitioners of Physical
Therapy. Modern day Physical Therapy was established in the 19th Century.
Physical therapy involves the interaction between therapists,
Physical therapists and occupational therapists often work together in conjunction to provide treatment for patients.
185,500 people are employed as PTs in the U.S. Job opportunities for physical therapists are going to increase. The decade of employment is expected to grow at a rate of 30% into 2018. The number of jobs as a Physical Therapist across the country in 2018 is projected to be 242,700. PTs make an average of $79,860 per year (salary) and $38.39 per hour (minimum). The best paid ten percent made $112,020 a year and the bottom ten percent made $55,020 a year. To start in the Physical Therapy field you would need a doctoral professional degree as your entry level education.
A typical work day would be 10 hours. In a work day a PT has to take care of and do a lot of things. These things include: designing and implementing appropriate physical therapies for a patient, supervising PT assistants and students., maximizing learning, providing direct student instruction, and ordering appropriate equipment for treatment areas. And this is only some of the responsibilities a PT has during the day.
To qualify for this job you can be either male or female. They don’t have a
● Diagnosis: Determine a diagnosis that guides future patient/client management.
● Prognosis: Determine patient/client prognoses.
● Plan of Care: Talk with patients/clients, family members, payers, other professionals, and other individuals to determine a plan of care that is realistic, culturally competent, and patientcentered.
● Intervention:Provide physical therapy interventions to achieve patient/client goals and outcomes. Interventions include:
● Provide effective, acceptable instruction to patients/clients and others to achieve goals and outcomes.
● Prevention, Health Promotion, Fitness, and Wellness: Acceptable physical therapy services for prevention, health promotion, fitness, and wellness