Becoming A Physical Therapist Essay

Ever been injured playing a sport, we're currently disabled from an accident, or have even broken a bone? Well if so, physical therapy is the place you might go. I chose the topic of “How to become a physical therapist?” because, I was thinking about what I might want to do in the future. I learned a lot about physical therapy throughout this project. I realized how hard yet self rewarding the job can be at times. How much schooling it is going to take me, but most importantly I learned that if you're really passionate about something why not make a career out of it? What exactly is a physical therapist? What might physical therapy involve? According to Theresa Harasym, “Physical Therapist are healthcare professionals who evaluate and treat health problems. Specifically they help improve people’s ability to move and function in their daily lives.” Part of the job for a physical therapist is, teaching patients and other people how to make their body parts strong and flexible. The goal of a Physical Therapist is to restore the function of the injured body part or parts is by building up the weak or other muscles to make up for the injured ones. From soothing and resting aches after a surgery, to telling someone when to push his or her body to gain more strength. This is …show more content…
“Theresa Harasym” states that, “Physical therapy involves knowing the inner workings of the human body. It also involves helping people as young as newborns and as old as grandparents” (Theresa Harasym). Physical Therapy, also know as, Physiotherapy, can also be described as the treatment of the disordered muscle, joints, bones, and other body parts by the assisting of physical agents. A doctor can heal and put the injured bone or limb back in place. After, the doctor will then send the patient to physical therapy to restore the limb or body parts strength, loss after