There is more than being just a physical therapist then what it seems.It is a job that requires lots of commitment and dedication. A career in physical therapy is best fitted for hardworking, caring, individuals.
The salary in the physical therapy industry depends on one’s position. “The cost of education for a physical therapist has a huge impact on the profession” (Jette). In Springfield, Missouri there are only two physical therapist schools that graduate one-hundred-twenty students each year. This also depends on region. Eighty-six percent of physical therapist students graduating from one state university program in 2005-2007 had 80,000 dollars in student loans. These student loans can be hard to deal with. There are lots of different …show more content…
“Yes, my schedule is somewhat dependent on my patients. Our hours in the outpatient orthopedic clinic are eight to five, Monday through Friday. I will typically have plenty of things to do should I have times in between patients. We see each PT patient for sixty to seventy minutes.” (Shelton). Physical therapists usually have a normal work week unless the clinics are open later or on the weekend. The patients are treated for what injuries they have and what they do for a job. If someone is a police officer, for example, then the therapist would make sure the person can be able to run, jump, etc so they could be able to do their job. The APTA association said “Physical therapists examine patients and develop a plan of care that promotes movement, reduces pain, restores function, and prevents disability.” Communication is key (employers, insurance companies, and other medical providers). This is good for the patient and good for care. Some struggles they have with patients are when they don’t open up and let you know what you need to know to help them or dealing with them for several weeks to months but, it gets rewarding when they see the person recover and succeed after all the effort they put in.
A physical therapist's’ job environment can vary. Some places physical therapist can work are hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and home visits. Physical therapists or assistants should be caring, have respect, good …show more content…
You need a doctorate and lots of commitment to become a physical therapist. A student studying and training for physical therapy can be a physical therapist assistant while studying their bachelor's degree and they must graduate from a doctoral program, national exam, and get their license in the state they want to work in. Some responsibilities of being a physical therapist are examination and plan of care. They also make sure they can get the patient back to doing their job. According to Jensen, “Education research has been labeled the “hardest science" of all, given the challenges of teaching and learning in an environment encompassing a mixture of social interactions, events, and problems coupled with a persistent belief that education depends more on common sense than on disciplined knowledge and
The salary in the physical therapy industry depends on one’s position. “The cost of education for a physical therapist has a huge impact on the profession” (Jette). In Springfield, Missouri there are only two physical therapist schools that graduate one-hundred-twenty students each year. This also depends on region. Eighty-six percent of physical therapist students graduating from one state university program in 2005-2007 had 80,000 dollars in student loans. These student loans can be hard to deal with. There are lots of different …show more content…
“Yes, my schedule is somewhat dependent on my patients. Our hours in the outpatient orthopedic clinic are eight to five, Monday through Friday. I will typically have plenty of things to do should I have times in between patients. We see each PT patient for sixty to seventy minutes.” (Shelton). Physical therapists usually have a normal work week unless the clinics are open later or on the weekend. The patients are treated for what injuries they have and what they do for a job. If someone is a police officer, for example, then the therapist would make sure the person can be able to run, jump, etc so they could be able to do their job. The APTA association said “Physical therapists examine patients and develop a plan of care that promotes movement, reduces pain, restores function, and prevents disability.” Communication is key (employers, insurance companies, and other medical providers). This is good for the patient and good for care. Some struggles they have with patients are when they don’t open up and let you know what you need to know to help them or dealing with them for several weeks to months but, it gets rewarding when they see the person recover and succeed after all the effort they put in.
A physical therapist's’ job environment can vary. Some places physical therapist can work are hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and home visits. Physical therapists or assistants should be caring, have respect, good …show more content…
You need a doctorate and lots of commitment to become a physical therapist. A student studying and training for physical therapy can be a physical therapist assistant while studying their bachelor's degree and they must graduate from a doctoral program, national exam, and get their license in the state they want to work in. Some responsibilities of being a physical therapist are examination and plan of care. They also make sure they can get the patient back to doing their job. According to Jensen, “Education research has been labeled the “hardest science" of all, given the challenges of teaching and learning in an environment encompassing a mixture of social interactions, events, and problems coupled with a persistent belief that education depends more on common sense than on disciplined knowledge and