Physical Therapist
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Duties and
Responsibilities:
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Physical
Therapists help patients restore bodily functions, prevent permanent
disability, and relieve pain after an injury or illness. This therapy
can include work and massage to increase strength, coordination, and range of
motion. Therapists also apply traction and heat, cold, light, and
water treatments to the patients. They even train patients to use
prosthetic and othotic appliances. Physical therapists work in
hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, schools, and physicians'
offices.
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Average
Salary: $25,000-$45,000
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Educational
Requirements:
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Students should
take math, science, and English courses. To become a licensed physical
therapist, most states require students to earn a master's degree and pass a
certification examination.
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Reflection:
Answer-Do you think you would like to be a Physical Therapist? Why? Why not?
I would not
like to be a physical therapist because it would be something would not like to
enjo 
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