The Benefits Of Physical Therapy

Mrs.Coles

English IV, Period 6

4th October 2017

Physical Therapy

As Carol Welch, an emotional therapist with the National Counselling Society, once stated, “Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states”(“Daily Good”). Welch knows that movement is important for one’s health. Physical therapists help people’s physical and mental states on the job daily. As one prepares for a future in the field of physical therapy, educational requirements, , the benefits and possibility for advancement, and the duties and responsibilities of physical therapy.

There are many educational requirements that one needs to take into consideration for physical therapy. In order for a highschool student to graduate

A physical therapist is able to choose what field of physical therapy one might want to go into. There is a wide variety of those fields that include but are not limited to pediatric, acute, and orthopedic. If someone is wanting to go into the field of physical therapy, but also wanting to work with children then they would want to choose pediatric physical therapy. Also physical therapist are highly educated professionals on movement. They learn how to relax muscles, reduce pain these qualities can be beneficial in case someone is unable to get a cramp out. Another wonderful benefit is helping others. Physical therapist is voted one of the happiest jobs you can have because on a day to day basis they’re helping someone regain movement. They are also able to choose if they want to be their own boss by owning their own clinic or being a colleague of one. There is also the benefit of job security. The american population is filled with baby boomers who are now growing in age and are causing a higher need for physical therapist. This helps those who are looking into physical therapy because the higher the need the more physical therapist are able to find

A physical therapist is there to help a patient and determine a treatment for that patient. A physical therapist will need to know how to treat and care for patients with many disabilities and problems. This may include physical and mental. Also a physical therapist will need the different types of treatment that may best fit certain disorders. The therapist will need to be understanding and caring. This way if the patient also has mental disorders that may make them a little slower at movement. Physical therapist need to know that they will be handling a lot of paperwork due to the number of patients. They will have paper work covering the treatments and medication(“American Physical Therapy