Physical Therapists
Also called: Physical Therapist (PT), Staff Physical Therapist, Home Care Physical Therapist, Outpatient Physical Therapist
In the military: see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, or Navy.
What they do:
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
On the job, you would:
- Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
- Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
- Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
Health
Business
Education and Training
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
Social
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
Attention
Hand and Finger Use
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People interested in this work like activities that include
helping people, teaching, and talking. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Medical software
Action games
Accounting software
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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See more details at O*NET OnLine about physical therapists.