Alexis Eggleston Ms.

McClora Research Paper March 20, 2014 2rd period

Physical Therapist
Most people dont know the tr e de!inition o! "eing a ph#sical therapist. A ph#sical therapist is a highl# ed cated, licensed heath care pro!essional that can help patients red ce pain and i$pro%e or restore $o"ilit#. &o$e people $a# think this is a di!!ic lt 'o" or task to co$plete. (here is plethora o! descriptions to descri"e "eing a ph#sical therapist. )eing a ph#sical therapist isnt as eas# as it $a# see$. A ph#sical therapist ann al salar# %aries !ro$ state to state. (here are so$e disad%antages and ad%antages pon "eco$ing a ph#sical therapist. (his career * ali!ies #o with healthcare "ene!its thro gho t li!e. +ets !ind o t what "eing a ph#sical therapist is. People think that a ph#sical therapist onl# work at people to help the$ "eco$e $ore health# and "etter. ,hen in realit# the# ha%e a $ ch $ore co$plicated 'o". Ph#sical therapist plan, prepare and carr#o t indi%id all# designed progra$s o! ph#sical treat$ent to $aintain, i$pro%e or restore ph#sical ! nctioning, alle%iate pain and pre%ent ph#sical d#s! nction in patients - Career planner.. (he# per!or$ and doc $ent an initial exa$, e%al ation the data to identi!# pro"le$s and deter$ine a diagnosis prior to inter%ention -Career planner.. (he# also e%al ate e!!ects o! treat$ent to %ario s stages and ad' st treat$ents to achie%e $axi$ $ "ene!its -Career Planner.. Another 'o" is !or the$ to re!er clients to co$$ nit# reso rces and ser%ices and instr ct patients and !a$ilies in treat$ent proced res to "e contin ed at ho$e -Career Planner.. Ph#sical therapist record prognosis, treat$ent response and progress in patient chart or enter in!or$ation into the co$p ter and also pro%ide ed cational in!or$ation a"o t ph#sical therap#, ph#sical therapist, in' r# pre%ention, ergono$ics, $assage and or traction to help relie%e pain, increase the patients strength and decrease or pre%ent de!or$ing and crippling

is also a apart o! the 'o" description o! ph#sical therapist. (he# con!er with the patient $edical practitioners and an appropriate others to plan i$ple$ent and access the inter%ention progra$s -Career Planner.. )eing a ph#sical therapist is a %er# high pa#ing 'o". Most ph#sical therapist work ! ll ti$e. A"o t 4/ worked part ti$e in 2012, altho gh $ost therapists work d ring nor$al " siness ho rs and so$e $a# work e%enings and on weekends -) rea o! la"or statistics.. (he a%erage salar# !or a ph#sical therapist per ho r is 012.13 -4cc pational o tlook hand"ook.. (he ann al wage !or ph#sical therapist was 053,260 in Ma# 2012 -4cc pational o tlook hand"ook.. A tra%eling ph#sical therapist is $ore "ene!iting then ' st "eing a reg lar ph#sical therapist. Ph#sical therapist is one i! the highest pa#ing skills associated with long ter$ care in geriatrics -Pa# &cale.. &o when considering what t#pe o! ph#sical therapist #o want to "eco$e, #o sho ld research the "ackgro nd o! all t#pes so that #o know #o $ade the right decision. 7n )aton Ro ge, certi!ied co$pensator pro!essionals has anal#8ed s r%e# data collected !ro$ tho sands o! 9R depart$ents o! e$plo#ers o! all si8es and ind stries on instr ctors. Ph#sical therapist salaries constr ct a range which descri"es the distri" tion o! salaries to people with the title instr ctor -Ph#sical therap# in )aton.. Ph#sical therapist has to pro%ide e$otional s pport !or patients d ring treat$ent exercises that can "e "oth pain! l and di!!ic lt to per!or$ -Ehow.. (his 'o" is %er# ph#sicall# de$anding. :o $ st ha%e patience to do this 'o" "eca se #o ne%er know what t#pes o! patients are going to co$e #o r wa#. :o will ha%e to set p hea%# e* ip$ent and help patients who ha%e di!!ic lt# $o%ing -ph#sical therapist.. 7t is not nco$$on !or those in the h $an ser%ice !ields to "eco$e o%erwhel$ed "# 'o" de$and and show progress o! patient -P( 'o"s !or #o .co$.. &o$e patients $a# lash o t "eing incredi"l# r de and $ean to #o -ph#sical

therapist.. ) t #o ha%e to go in with a $ind set that #o re not going to let this get to #o and o%erlook things like that "eca se the# know not what the# do. Ma#"e it ' st h rts the$ and thats their wa# or telling #o . :o ha%e to "e open;$inded to all sit ations. )eco$ing a ph#sical therapist re* ires extended ed cation "# co$pleting the rigoro s co rse work. (his can take at least !i%e #ears. (here is little opport nit# !or career change later on. (hose in ph#sical therapist careers are nlikel# to "e a"le to switch !ields witho t additional ed cation, nless the# are a"le to $o%e p in their sit ation perhaps in a $anager position -P( 'o"s !or #o .co$.. (hose are so$e o! the disad%antages o! "eco$ing a ph#sical therapist. 7n "eco$ing a ph#sical therapist #o gain a high le%el o! ed cation. 7ts a lot o! 'o" opport nities. (he salar# is excellent and its a 'o# to help people who are in need. (here a !ew %arieties o! the di!!erent t#pes o! patients that there are to deal with. 4nce done with school and certi!ied #o ha%e the opport nit# to choose which clients #o wo ld pre!er. 7t doesnt alwa#s go #o r wa# " t #o do ha%e a chance to gi%e #o r inp t. 7t also gi%es #o a chance to tra%el the world i! #o wo ld like to. (ra%eling the world is great when dealing with other people "eca se #o can explore their world and see how people li%e inside and o tside the <nited &tates. Ma#"e st d# so$e o! their c lt re and teach the$ #o rs. 7ts ' st a great 'o" all aro nd. (hese are ' st a !ew ad%antages #o ha%e when once "eco$ing a ph#sical therapist. 7nternships are the "est wa#s to start careers as ph#sical therapist -ph#sical therapist.. Excellent 'o" opport nities= Ph#sical therapist are in high de$and -P( 'o"s !or #o .co$.. Ph#sical therapist has a wide %ariet# at work settings= the# can !ind careers in clinics, hospitals, schools, ho$ecare, n rsing ho$es, pro%ide practice and other settings -P( 'o"s !or #o .co$.. :o will ha%e opport nities to interact with people. People in ph#sical therap# careers will not "e st ck "ehind a desk all da# and will s all# get to "e %er# acti%e -P( 'o"s !or #o .co$.. Man#

people !ind h $an ser%ice pro!essions to "e %er# rewarding as the# ha%e the a"ilit# to watch patients progress and get "etter -P( 'o"s !or #o .co$.. Ph#sical therapists get to work with people and $o%e aro nd "# "eing acti%e. 9elp people get "etter and get to see people see the i$pro%e$ent. Also help i$pro%e $o"ilit#, $otion and $anage pain e!!ecti%el# witho t long; ter$ se o! $edication. -Mo%e !orward.. (he ed cation is high and #o will gain ad%anced knowledge in $an# areas o! health and science -P( 'o"s !or #o .co$.. According to the ) rea o! +a"or statistics, the de$and o! ph#sical therapist assistants is expect to spike pward "# an astonishing 1>/ "etween 2002 and 2012 a $ ch * icker rate then a%erage -A$erican Ph#sical (herap# Association.. 4n the other hand, the ) rea o! +a"or &tatistics pro'ected a 10/ in ph#sical therap# 'o"s "etween the #ears 2002 and 2012 -Ehow.. :o know now a little $ore a"o t "eing a ph#sical therapist. A ph#sical therapist is a highl# ed cated, licensed heath care pro!essional that can help patients red ce pain and i$pro%e or restore $o"ilit#. &o$e people $a# think this is a di!!ic lt 'o" or task to co$plete. (here is plethora o! descriptions to descri"e "eing a ph#sical therapist. )eing a ph#sical therapist isnt as eas# as it $a# see$. A ph#sical therapist ann al salar# %aries !ro$ state to state. (here are so$e disad%antages and ad%antages pon "eco$ing a ph#sical therapist. (his career * ali!ies #o with healthcare "ene!its thro gho t li!e. )eing a ph#sical therapist is not a "ad idea at all. 7! #o lo%e working with people and helping others with no pro"le$ then this is the 'o" !or #o .