Physical Therapy

Today's blog is about being a Physical Therapist and what the job consist of. A Physical Therapist helps restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain and prevent permanent physical disabilities from injury or disease. Some skills you need to have are manual therapy, tissue massage, traction, and manipulation, etc. Education you need is a Masters Degree in Science and state issued license. The pay rate for a Physical Therapist is between $60,000 to $80,000 a year depending on years of experience. It is also one of the fastest growing health care jobs in the U.S. That's just some of the basic information about a Physical Therapist and other information the goes along with it.

Healthcare Work

In my internship there is one person that I like who gave me more confidence in my going into the medical field. He was a doctor his name is Sean. He graduated from U of M in 2007. I'm really not sure. I admired him the most because of the simple fact that he kept everything realistic about life and going to school. He was a really down to earth, easy to talk too, and every relaxed but confident at the same time. The way he made me feel when he talked was that I can see myself in his position in a couple of years.

My First Day

My name is Kurt I'm going to school to become a Physical Therapist. That's one of the main reasons why I choose the health care internship. Yesterday was my first day as a intern. It was my first day at work and it went pretty well. The only thing that was disappointment to me was that we had to watch a long movie about unnatural causes. I really wanted to do more medical work and learn more about clinic work.