Duties and responsibilities:
The duties of an physical therapist assistant are to record patients progress and report the results fo each treatment to the physical therapist. They also make modifications in selected interventions either to progress the patient/client as directed by the physical therapist or to ensure the patient/client safety and comfort. Their main responsibility is to assist the physical therapist in the treatment of individuals of all ages, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives.
Salary: $42,980
Demand or need for this profession:
The demand for physical therapists assistants is pretty high, despite the economic downturn. As stated on Bureau of Labor Statistics , the employment of physical therapists is expected to grow by 40 percent from 2014 to2024, which is much faster tan other professions.
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Do you think you would like to be one? Why or Why not?
I still believe after learning more about this profession I wouldn't like to be one. I don't think I'm well prepared or capable to take care of people, especially with health-related injuries. It scares me that I'm the one responsible to make sure that their work out or exercise is modify just right for them .I'm so terrified to work with elders and children under13 because either they are still too young or too old. And those years are the most critical and you wouldn't want to make a mistake.
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