Ryan Upright Mrs. Camargo English 111 31 October 2013 Physical Therapy and its re ards !

hat o"ld yo" say i# $ told yo" that there is a #ield o# or% that is not only a &big b"c%' (ob meaning that it is paying "p to 3) dollars an ho"r and *) grand a year b"t is al ays in a demand+ !ell i# yo",re hearing this #rom yo"r teacher as yo" sit in that hard "ncom#ortable chair in that class room that yo",-e been in #or ."ite some time no and yo" ant to %no hat this ."estion is pertaining to then $

o"ld as% that yo" pay close attention #or the ne/t co"ple min"tes. !hen yo" heard that ."estion that $ as%ed in the pre-io"s paragraph and yo"r heart started po"nding and yo"r p"pils started dilating beca"se yo" ha-e e-ery pore in yo"r body anting to %no hat this ."estion is tal%ing abo"t0 then $ on,t ma%e the anticipation go any #"rther. The #ield is none other than Physical Therapy. $# yo",re ("st sitting there in that same hard "ncom#ortable seat and co"ld care less abo"t hat yo",re hearing or abo"t to hear then $ really can,t be anymore pers"asi-e to ards yo" beca"se i# &big b"c%s' and &high demand' doesn,t stri%e an alarm in yo"r head that says & hey maybe $ sho"ld listen to this' then $ don,t %no hat ill. 1o #or those st"dents that are sitting there

saying &2es3330 this is something that $ co"ld and can see mysel# doing' then $ am reaching o"t to yo" to try and gi-e yo" a better "nderstanding and another plan #or a#ter yo" grad"ate high school. Physical Therapy is rapidly gro ing and e-ol-ing e-eryday0 there are ne techni."es that are being "sed and many di##erent ays o# dealing ith speci#ic people and di##erent sit"ations that the patient might ha-e. These -ario"s sit"ations co"ld be a n"mber o# things0 an indi-id"al co"ld ha-e many patients that are amp"tees0 and a n"mber o# patients that ha-e been in car rec%s or training4 combat sit"ations in the military0 or a Physical Therapist co"ld ha-e a patient ho has to relearn ho to al% or

"se their body parts e##iciently beca"se the patient has recently "ndergone tendon s"rgery in their legs or

arms. 5 mo-ie that gi-es a good -ie o# some techni."es that are "sed in the #ield o# physical therapy is the mo-ie Battleship. 1o some may say0 &!hy 6attleship0 it as abo"t a #ictional alien in-asion o# Earth+' b"t the reason this mo-ie stic%s o"t in my head is beca"se Colonel 7regory 8. 7odson 9a real li#e amp"tee and an acti-e d"ty Colonel in the United :tates 5rmy; plays the role o# an army discharged amp"tee that has lost the ill to relearn ho to al% "ntil he meets his physical therapist :amantha

:hane. 5nd she has her o n little techni."es o# getting the Colonel to tal% to her by hi%ing "p a mo"ntain side. 2es $ %no yo" might still be ondering ho that relates to Physical Therapy0 and also saying that the e/ample as st"pid0 b"t ("st that little techni."e o# hi%ing "p a mo"ntain got him to see ho he needed to "se his legs in the most e##icient ay and also got him to open "p to his physical therapist in more o# a #riendly manner. 1o yo" may be ondering hat %ind o# degree it ta%es and ho long ill it ta%e to get it0 b"t it on,t be a al% thro"gh the par% to attain it by no means necessary. <or a physical therapy assistant it "s"ally ill only ta%e t o years o# college to get this speci#ic degree0 b"t to really ma%e the big b"c%s it ta%es "p #o"r years o# college to get the degree. 2o" may be saying to yo"rsel# &$ really don,t ant to go to college #or #o"r= years0 so $ thin% $,m ("st going to go get the t o year degree' b"t another part o# yo" may be saying &b"t i# $ do only go to college #or t o years $ ont be ma%ing the ,big b"c%s, li%e he as tal%ing abo"t earlier.' !ell lets see hat the a-erage 5merican ma%es a year and then hat a physical therapy assistant ma%es a year+ The a-erage 5merican ma%es any here bet een 320000 > 3?0000 a year or 1@ to 1A dollars an ho"r0 hile the physical therapy assistant on a-erage ma%e any here #rom =?0000 to @20000 a year or 23 to 2@ dollars an ho"r hich is pretty good in today,s economy. 6"t eno"gh abo"t money and ho m"ch a physical therapist ma%es0 b"t lets tal% abo"t hat he or she does #or a little bit. Rehabilitation and physical therapy go hand in hand in the sense that one can,t e/ist itho"t the other. 5gain $ %no hat some o# yo" might be thin% &oh rehab0 that place that

6rittney :pears had to go #or her dr"g addiction' 1o3 These are t o di##erent types o# rehabilitation centers0 the rehabilitation center that a physical therapist o"ld commonly be #o"nd at is de#ined as &the treatment and pre-ention o# a -ariety o# medical conditions and in("ries that pre-ent or limit mo-ement' 9<erg"son;. :o in t"rn i# yo" choose to be a physical therapist yo" ill not only be helping people #or a short period o# time b"t yo"r teachings and techni."es ill last a li#etime. :o instead o# me as%ing yo" &!hat o"ld yo" say i# $ told yo" that there is a #ield o# or% that is not only a &big b"c%' (ob meaning that it is paying "p to 3) dollars an ho"r and *) grand a year b"t is al ays in a demand #or+' $ o"ld rather as% yo" &!hat o"ld yo" say i# $ told yo" that there is a #ield o# or% that is not only in a demand #or b"t also helps e-eryday people regain hat mobility they once had+' !hat o"ld yo" say+ !hat o"ld yo" thin%+ 5nd o"ld yo" ha-e ta%en the time and the e##ort to e-en pay this m"ch attention i# $ o"ld ha-e started o## ith that ."estion+

!or%s Cited Hoeber, Jon, and Erich Hoeber. Battelship. Dir. Peter Berg. Universal. May 2012. eb. !1 "ct. 201!. #Physical $herapists.# %erg&son's (areers in %oc&s. Ed. )ndre* Mor+es, (arol ,ehling, -ora alsh, and .a&ra alsh. -e* ,or+/ %erg&son, 200!. 1!1012. Print. $herapists. Physical $herapy 9n.d.;B n. pag. -ovant Health. !eb. 31 Oct. 2013.