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Physical Therapist Jobs- An Excellent Career

Physical therapist jobs involve diagnosis and treatment of individuals having trouble with movement and other functional disabilities due to illness, injuries or anything else of any age. Specially physical therapist take care of people who are having functional problems from back and neck injuries, sprains/strains and fractures, amputations, stroke, burns, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, cerebral palsy and spinal bifida, and injuries due to working and sports. Physical therapist jobs are to assess and diagnose dysfunction with movement and use intrusions to treat patients like relaxing exercise, functional training, manual therapy methods, assistive devices and adaptive equipment and electrotherapeutic modalities. Physical therapist jobs work in collaboration with other professionals like physicians, dentists, nurses, occupational therapists, pathologists, and audiologists.

Physical therapist jobs are available in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and specially facilitated private offices and physically tough as physical therapists have to crouch, kneel and stand for long duration and sometimes need to move equipment and lift, turn, stand and walk patients. Physical therapist jobs take more time than other medical areas and that’s why physical therapists have to work even after evening or in weekend as per patients’ needs. Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) called by The American Physical Therapy Association’s accrediting body, certifies entry-level educational programs for physical therapist jobs. In 2009, there were 212 physical therapist education programs- 12 awarded master's degrees (2-2.5 years); and 200 awarded doctoral degrees (3 years). But, at present only physical therapist graduate degree programs are accredited which includes foundational science courses like biology, anatomy, physiology, neuroscience, biomechanics, pharmacology, pathology, and radiology/imaging, cellular histology, exercise physiology along with behavioral science courses like evidence-based practice and clinical thinking.

Physical therapist jobs earned an average of $80,000 in 2008 according to the American Physical Therapy Association 2009 reviewed on their Median Income of Physical Therapists Summary Report. Average physical therapist salary range from $60,000 to $86,000 for physical therapists with their experience varied respectively from >3 years to 15< years.