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daniela
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What has been a hardship in the work area of a physical therapist, and what has this caused on a physical therapist as a person, their family, and the way they view life?
My dream is to become a physical therapist, therefore, I would like to know and understand how a physical therapist feels when they have encountered a hard ship and how this caused them to change as a person, how it affected their family and the way they view life.
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Keith Langenberg
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Daniela,
Just to let you know that my wife(let's call her Suzanne) has been a Physical Therapist(PT) for the last 30 years and has never regretted her decision of getting involved in this medical field profession. Being exposed to this profession & hearing from Suzanne each and every day of her personal career life, I feel like I am more than qualified to answer your questions. Let me give you a few examples.
· Physical Therapy requires a lot of medical knowledge, training, and continuing education. Right after PT school, Suzanne worked several years developing her skills and knowledge, but yet said the key to success is the right treatment as well as communicating this to the patient during the rehab sessions. Suzanne built a trust and personal relationship with each and every patient while maintaining professionalism and following medical guidelines.
· Suzanne was able to take several years off from work during child bearing years. She kept up her license, worked part time when she could as a contractor or fill-in positions in local PT clinics. You might not call this a hardship, but the rewards from spending time with your children when they are young and still taking time off is a great benefit that this profession allows.
· For a couple of years, we had some family issues that caused Suzanne & I to travel across the country and spend months at a time with family members. During this time Suzanne did contract work, I worked remotely from a hotel, and I found out that this PT profession had many advantages during personal hardships. One being that the satisfaction of restoring a patient to full recovery installs a personal gratification that seems to lesson the personal hardships. Another being that this profession is very physical in nature and Suzanne would come home very tired and sleep very well at night. It was not an office or desk job with no activity.
· Suzanne's PT clinic had a yearly Christmas party & I would get invited and sometimes just sit and watch as all the former patients of the previous year would come in and talk about how they were so grateful for all the professional assistance they received from Suzanne & the personal attention they received. Suzanne over the years still has many, many, friends who still keep in contact.
· PT has challenged Suzanne over her career, but during hardships, the area of PT has definitely strengthened her relationship with our family. It's a profession you can also leave at work and spend 100% with the family. If so some reason, Suzanne needed time away from PT, that option was also available.
I hope my personal experience with a Physical Therapy has answered your question. I hope that you receive this answer even though it was not answered on this forum for several months. I just joined as a volunteer recently & have spent time going through questions hoping I could find a question that I could relate to.
Please, Please, Please continue your dream as a Physical Therapist!!!!
Just to let you know that my wife(let's call her Suzanne) has been a Physical Therapist(PT) for the last 30 years and has never regretted her decision of getting involved in this medical field profession. Being exposed to this profession & hearing from Suzanne each and every day of her personal career life, I feel like I am more than qualified to answer your questions. Let me give you a few examples.
· Physical Therapy requires a lot of medical knowledge, training, and continuing education. Right after PT school, Suzanne worked several years developing her skills and knowledge, but yet said the key to success is the right treatment as well as communicating this to the patient during the rehab sessions. Suzanne built a trust and personal relationship with each and every patient while maintaining professionalism and following medical guidelines.
· Suzanne was able to take several years off from work during child bearing years. She kept up her license, worked part time when she could as a contractor or fill-in positions in local PT clinics. You might not call this a hardship, but the rewards from spending time with your children when they are young and still taking time off is a great benefit that this profession allows.
· For a couple of years, we had some family issues that caused Suzanne & I to travel across the country and spend months at a time with family members. During this time Suzanne did contract work, I worked remotely from a hotel, and I found out that this PT profession had many advantages during personal hardships. One being that the satisfaction of restoring a patient to full recovery installs a personal gratification that seems to lesson the personal hardships. Another being that this profession is very physical in nature and Suzanne would come home very tired and sleep very well at night. It was not an office or desk job with no activity.
· Suzanne's PT clinic had a yearly Christmas party & I would get invited and sometimes just sit and watch as all the former patients of the previous year would come in and talk about how they were so grateful for all the professional assistance they received from Suzanne & the personal attention they received. Suzanne over the years still has many, many, friends who still keep in contact.
· PT has challenged Suzanne over her career, but during hardships, the area of PT has definitely strengthened her relationship with our family. It's a profession you can also leave at work and spend 100% with the family. If so some reason, Suzanne needed time away from PT, that option was also available.
I hope my personal experience with a Physical Therapy has answered your question. I hope that you receive this answer even though it was not answered on this forum for several months. I just joined as a volunteer recently & have spent time going through questions hoping I could find a question that I could relate to.
Please, Please, Please continue your dream as a Physical Therapist!!!!
Thank you for sharing your personal experience as someone who is close to a physical therapist. I have a better knowledge in regards to the profession now.
daniela
stephanie brubaker
physical therapist functional medicine
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Pflugerville, Texas
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stephanie’s Answer
i’ve been a PT for over 20 yrs now and still enjoy it!!! i’ve helped a lot of people with resolving their pain. i have a masters degree but now all program are doctorate. unfortunately we don’t get paid like a doctor. so i think we are under valued and u will end up oweing a bit more than u can make. just be careful of schooling costs. the other is we still have to rely on md referrals so to have a practice of your own is usually dependent on relationships with mds.
we also have a lot of paperwork
we also have a lot of paperwork
Thank you for your reply on this question and for the awesome tips!
daniela