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Why I Want To Be A Physical Therapist

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When I was in high school I spent a great deal of time trying to pick a future career path. I finally narrowed down the choices between physical therapy or being a doctor. Both of these fields interested me. I've been hurt a lot from my football career so both of these seemed like good fields to be in.While both fields are similar they both have some key differences such as Education needed,job requirements,and types of patients and cae. Though both of these jobs primary goal is to help people they go about it in different ways. With both of these fields you finish a certain amount of education before you can become with a doctor or physical therapist, For physical therapy you must receive a graduate degree from a physical therapy program. You are also required to have either a master's or clinical doctorate from an accredited university. The education requirements to be a doctor include earning a bachelor's degree. You are also required to graduate from medical school and also complete a residency. Then finally you obtain your license and then earn certificate in a specific area of field. Similarly both of the jobs require higher level education but at the same time they both have different types of requirements. …show more content…

Most physical therapist use rehabilitation to reduce pain instead of surgery and medicine unless deemed necessary. Medical Doctors examine,diagnose, and treat patients they diagnosed with the procedure they see fit. Based on their findings docs can diagnose medicine and treats to heal patients. they can aso recommend patients to other medicine fields for treatment such as a neurologist or a

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