Physical Therapy Career Plan

A Physical therapist is a highly educated, licensed health care professional that can help patients reduce pain and improve or restore mobility. They can teach patients how to prevent or manage their condition so that they will achieve long-term health benefits. To become a physical therapist one must go through years of school and training. My goal of becoming a physical therapist has been my main goal ever since high school. Being in a swim team and helping others out as a lifeguard has motivated to into helping athletes and people with disabilities. To me, working with people would be a fantastic career field for me to pursue. Reaching this goal is harder than most career goals. I will have to go through a pool of candidates that are has motivated as me. This goal that I am trying to accomplish will need a hundred percent of my effort in school and the field itself. Finding “connections in the field of physical therapy will help you find a job faster. Many people will try to get a spot in the career that I want and for me to accomplish my goal, I must be a better candidate than the others.

My career goal is to have my own Physical Therapy practice, and to be my own boss. I want to help revolutionize the ways in which medical personnel approach their patients, as there tends to be a disconnection between patients and medical staff. One of the biggest challenges I will likely face is owning my own practice, because I would first need to work under another company until I gain enough experience and financial wellness to open my own office. However, money and experience are only a small portion of making my business and my vision successful. I will need to be diligent in my pursuits, despite any setbacks that may occur, in an effort to help my practice thrive. My patients will be my number one concern in this respect. If I implement

The job I plan on pursuing with kinesiology as my major is to become a physical therapist, which is also known as PT. Their main duty is helping patients rehabilitate with disabling injuries such as fractures, arthritis and low-back pain. Their duty is to help patients their relieve pain, increase mobility, and decrease long-term physical disabilities. Physical therapists focus on the evaluation of strength, balance, range of motion, co-ordination, endurance, and posture of each individual patient. Their patients can range from different age groups from infants to grandparents. The age group would provide a variety of therapeutic exercises for each of the health issues they would have. Depending

The article that I chose was published by Mayo Clinic School of Health Science, the title of the article is “Physical Therapy”. The article informs the reader on the roles, goals, as well as the overall definition of a physical therapist. According to the article, “Physical therapists (PTs) work with patients who have impairments, limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes.” Therefore, a physical therapist works directly with the population that has a form of impairment in their movement, whether it is from an injury or an illness. The roles of a physical therapist are examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis

When considering the physical therapy career field, I concluded that my interests and skills are compatible with the career requirements in this field. My sisters friend whom I chose to interview for this paper, contributed to my interest in physical therapy. By doing this research I would like to learn the average pay for a physical therapist. Also, what are suggested classes for a physical therapist while in college? This research will help me better understand what a physical therapist does and will either help me lean towards or away from a career in this field.

Past- During my tenure at Darton State College (DSC), I begin my freshman year wanting to become a Physical Therapist. I spent two summers before I went to college going to Shreveport, Louisiana to observe one of my mother’s best friends, Charles. Charles had his own practice in Shreveport and was practicum instructor for Louisiana State University’s Physical Therapist program. My goal while at DSC was get admitted into the Physical Therapy Assistant program offered at the college. After two semesters of prerequisites I was successfully admitted into the Physical Therapy Assistant program at DSC. However, after c my completing one semester in the program, I knew Physical Therapy was not my shown field. I wanted to go into the field mainly

In today’s world, people need more assistance, or aid, to better their health. Physical therapy seems to be the ideal career path for someone like myself, who likes hands-on activities. Hopefully after two years, I will be able to call myself a physical therapy assistant (PTA). A PTA plays an important role in the rehabilitation to help a patient, who was injured return back to proper level of physical functioning. The profession of physical therapy will show my drive and dedication to help people in need. Becoming a PTA will show my excellent communication skills and ability to work well with other individuals in hopes of helping people regain their physical function, so they can take on everyday life. This career path has job security,

Physical Therapist helps maintain and restore a patients mobility or function and limit their physical disabilities of patients with disease or injuries. They work in many environments like hospitals, outpatient, clinics or sports and fitness facilities. A full time PT works forty hours a week their jobs can be labor intensive with moving equipment or patients or help them move or bend for their exercises. Physical therapist usually go to school for six to seven years. Physical Therapist is an effective career goal to help patients restore there mobility and function back to their daily activates (ExploreHealthCareers).

Going to a high school in Atlanta, I had what most people would consider a typical life. I had a Mother and Father who loved each other very much, a sister who annoyed everyone when she was home, a dog as cute as could be, and a one story house, where escaping my family was near impossible. I loved playing sports, especially baseball. Academics were never my strong suit in high school, but I always got my work done. Looking back now, one could say I was an average guy living an average life.

Majority of the people that I know around my age are still trying to figure out what career they want to follow. However, when it comes to choosing a career for myself, I already know what I want to be, which is become a physical therapist. I decided I wanted to be a physical therapist since I took a health prevention class my sophomore year in high school. Being a physical therapist was the first and only career that I have ever shown any interest in, other than being a firefighter as a kid. The future for physical therapists seems to be bright. The reason being is that many people play sports which means more injures. Also, everyone gets old so they will have aching body parts. In my eyes the future of being a physical therapist is very gratifying.

This is one of those assignments that takes me a long time to write. I find I over think it, then don’t know what to write, then I feel like there is something wrong because I don’t know what to write. It makes for long process!

I have long desired to one day pursue a career as a physical therapist. My first experience with the field of physical rehabilitation occurred while I was in high school. While pitching for my school’s baseball team, I suffered a rather serious shoulder injury. Consequently, I underwent multiple shoulder surgeries and eventually found myself in the care of a physical therapist. From my initial visit, I realized that I had an inkling interest in the field of physical therapy. Fast forward to when I enrolled at Nicholls State University as an undergraduate pursuing a baccalaureate degree in biology with a concentration in pre-physical therapy. As an undergraduate, I was compelled to further determine the extent of my interest in physical therapy

When I become older and much more qualified, I will a Physical Therapist. Being a Physical Therapist is my absolute career goal. I will provide the best care for my patents, and help them to get back to their way of life much easier. In order to get to this goal I will have to earn a degree, have over 80 hours of an internship, and then go on to graduate school to get my doctrine.

I am currently working at an outpatient physical therapy clinic as a rehab aide to gain professional experience to pursue masters in occupational therapy and a career in outpatient rehabilitation. As a future health care provider, I come in contact with patient of different background on a daily basis. Maintaining a good ethical standard and keeping a high personal integrity is the key to being successful in the field of healthcare. In my daily job, I need to maintain a high ethical standard as well as personal integrity during my personal interaction with other patients. Because every patient comes from different background, it is very important for me to make sure I am treating everyone with kindness, respect and honesty. Making sure I am

I am a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Currently, I am a pre-med student majoring in biology, and my goal is to eventually work as an Emergency Room physician. What initially drew me to work in the medical field is that it would allow me to have a career in science and help people. Service is important to me because my parents instilled in me the importance of helping others. My mother works for the Milwaukee Health Department so I am aware of the health challenges facing many of our citizens. I want to be an Emergency Room physician so that I can improve the health of my community in a way that also allows me to have a career that I enjoy. The College of Letters and Science is helping me achieve my goals by providing me