Physical Therapy Career Plan

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I plan on graduating graduate school with a doctorate in physical therapy and hopefully work in a clinic specific for physical therapy and/or athletic training. Physical therapists work with individuals to change overall fitness for the better by restoring and hopefully maintaining a good health standing. They provide these services by restoring function, improving mobility and relieving pain through diagnosis and given exercise plans. Physical therapists might also help prevent or limit permanent damage done to the body. Some patients may include the elderly, athletes, people suffering from disabling conditions that they were born with, or victims of an accident.
When a patient comes in the physical therapist takes the patient’s history and

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