Physical Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities : Physical Therapists help patients restore bodily functions, prevent permanent disability, and relieve pain after an injury or illness.  Therapy can include work and massage to increase strength, coordination, and range of motion.  Therapists also apply traction and  heat, cold, light, and water treatments.  They also train patients to use prosthetic and othotic appliances. 

Physical therapist are employed in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, schools, and physicians' offices.

Salary : $25,000 - $45,000
Education : Students who want to become physical therapists should take the most challenging high school math, science, and English courses. 

To become a licensed physical therapist, most states require students to earn a master's degree and pass a certification examination.
 

 

Reflection: Answer-Do you think you would like to be a Physical Therapist? Why? Why not? if I would like to take this race because it helps many people who have a problem with walking or something you can give them to go light therapies movements in their hands feet etc., so I would like to be Physical  therapist ,,is very nice to see children smile and give thanks you for helping them achieve their goal .... !!!!!