Everyday Career Of Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy

I believe that the physical therapy occupation is a very intense everyday career. Physical therapy helps patients who have had an illness or have been injured, recover to their normal lives. Physical therapy can also prevent recurring problems and prevent permanent damage that can affect someone for the rest of their lives. Many physical therapists use a variety of techniques to relieve their patients from pain, such as strengthening muscles, endurance, flexibility, endurance or coordination. Many patients find that after a surgery when their muscles are tight that physical therapists offer riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. To reduce swelling, most physical therapists use hot or cold packs, stem treatments,

massages, and ice baths on the swollen areas. Physical therapists also give their patients exercises to do at home. Some physical therapists only see their patients one hour two times a week. So how are they going to recover if they only work in the physical therapy offices during that time? That’s why they recommend doing the exercises at home, but they can't make the patients do it, it comes down to if the patients want to recover quicker.
A very intense workout called Cross-Fit, some physical therapists say is safe, but may lead to injury if you don’t have the right form. They say to have the technique first, then add weight. Cross-Fit is a very intense and strength building workout. The workout involves “loads” and “resistance” and as the weight and the resistance becomes heavier, then that’s when you want to keep using the right technique during the workouts. Technique changes can lead to proper joint movement and the ability to lift increasing weight. Mobility is a must when you are doing very hardcore strength training workout like Cross-Fit.
The median annual earnings of physical therapists are around $80,000, physical therapists with more than 15 years of experience earn annually around $90,000, they make around $37.61 per hour. In 2010 researchers had found that physical therapists have held about 199,000 jobs. Physical therapy was named the “best job” in 2013 by U.S News. The demand for more physical therapists is growing because of the growing number of people with disabilities or limited functions.
Physical therapists use results to come up with a plan to achieve their desired outcome. They also teach their patients how to use wheelchairs, crutches, leg braces, etc.
All of these reasons are why I believe that the physical therapy occupation is a very intense everyday career. They are constantly working with their patients and want their patients to achieve their desired goals. I love it when they say “It’s amazing how they crutch in here one day, then a few months later they’re walking normally.”