Physical therapists (PTs) help patients, including accident victims and individuals with disabling conditions such as low-back pain, arthritis, heart disease, fractures, head injuries, and cerebral palsy, by providing services that restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities. They restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness and health. |
Education Requirements for Physical Therapist |
- In order to work as a physical therapist, one must first graduate from a physical therapist educational program with a master's or doctoral degree. Coursework includes biology, chemistry, and physics, as well as specialized courses such as biomechanics, neuroanatomy, human growth and development, manifestations of disease, examination techniques, and therapeutic procedures.
- In order to practice, graduates from physical therapist programs must pass national and state licensing exams. In order to retain their licenses, many states require PTs to take
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Treatment Procedures done by Physical Therapist |
- Examine patients' medical histories
- Test and measure the patients' strength, range of motion, balance and coordination, posture, muscle performance, respiration, and motor function
- Determine patients' ability to be independent and reintegrate into the community or workplace after injury or illness
- Develop treatment plans describing a treatment strategy, its purpose, and its anticipated outcome
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