"Physical therapist assistant" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 8 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Better Essays

    make you a better person. When seeking a career as a physical therapist ‚ a person should look at aspects such as one’s responsibilities‚ necessary skills‚ work conditions‚ salary‚ and its prospects‚ but even more importantly is to prepare oneself properly by attending the University of Texas at San Antonio that will offer the best training possible. A physical therapist has an important job‚ but it’s not hard . The duties of a physical therapist consist of helping injured or ill people improve their

    Premium Therapy Psychology Physical therapy

    • 1001 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Physical Therapists are a part of a health care team that have been educated to help with a patient’s movement‚ ease pain‚ and offer emotional support‚ also. They use special treatment programs that are very unique because they are for each individual patient and each treatment is going to cater to their needs. PT’s can treat problems that are already prevalent and also make preventive measures to make sure that other problems don’t arise. Physical Therapy is a very compound job but it’s still a

    Premium Therapy Physical therapy Medicine

    • 1438 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    A Physical Therapist provides care to people of all ages‚ who have functional problems resulting from back and neck injuries‚ injuries related from work or sports and other conditions. Physical therapist are taught to use many different techniques to care for their patients which are training in functional movements with sometimes the use of canes‚ walkers and wheelchairs. Physical Therapist evaluate and record a patient’s progress and modifying a plan of care and trying new treatments. Physical therapist

    Premium Therapy Physical therapy Medicine

    • 666 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    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 is oriented

    Premium Medicine Patient Physician

    • 402 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    My educational and career goals is to become a physical therapist. Since I completed my associate degree at Palm Beach State College and my plan right now would be to get my bachelor and master degree. My life experiences which have influenced me to make this decision are when my sister broke her left arm and when my mother used to have a serious foot pain. My sister broke her arm when she was playing at school ;she felt down on her left arm .When she got home‚ she did not said anything at all about

    Premium Medicine High school English-language films

    • 363 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    have decided to explore the careers of a physical therapist and an actuary based off of my love of math and working with people. These two occupations are very different in what they do‚ their work environments‚ and job outlooks. The task of physical therapist are unlike the duties of an actuary. Physical therapists “work with patients who have had injuries‚ illnesses‚ or surgeries‚ or who have other disabling conditions” (Lusted 7). A physical therapist examines a patient’s records and then from

    Premium Psychology Medicine Thought

    • 1218 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Diagnostic Medical Sonographer vs. Physical Therapist Miami Dade College Professor SLS 1125 December 1st‚ 2010 Job Description The Diagnostic Sonography more commonly known as Ultrasound is a medical procedure in which you use high frequency sound waves to produce visual images of organs tissues or blood flow inside the body. Ultrasound is regularly known as the procedure used to examine women who are expecting. Although‚ Sonography is used in many different ways other than for expectant

    Premium Physical therapy Therapy Ultrasound

    • 1414 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Physical Therapist vs. Mental Health and Marriage Family Counselor In the next month‚ I will be graduating and starting the decision-making process of what I want to do in college. I have thought about what jobs I have always wanted to do and two jobs have come to mind‚ a physical therapist and mental health counselor. Although they both have rewarding outcomes‚ physical therapist gets paid a lot more and I think that’s why I would choose to become a physical therapist over a mental health counselor

    Premium Therapy Counseling Mental health

    • 910 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    want to continue in is Physical Therapy. The reason why I chose to become a physical therapist is because many of my family members have a lot of pain issues which a physical therapist helps their problems‚ seeing them improve with exercise‚ and visiting their physical therapist‚ made me decided to become a physical therapist. Being a physical therapist is a hands on job dealing with examinations‚ diagnosis‚ and treatments with patient’s problems. Being a physical therapist teaches people to take

    Premium Therapy Physical therapy Medicine

    • 402 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    In my life I have always wanted to be a Physical Therapist but I wasn’t quite sure as to what kind I would want to be. There are so many choices and now I have minimized it to three choices. Orthopedic Physical therapy‚ Physical therapists‚ orthopedic sports medicin doctor. I have chosen these carees because I feel that I can help people and I like to help others who are need. The orthopedic physical therapy focuses on restoring function to the musculoskeletal system including joints tendons ligaments

    Premium Therapy Medicine Physical therapy

    • 506 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 50