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What kind of extra curricular activities should help me with the interest of physical therapist?

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Mickael’s Answer

Hi Jose,

I personally think it does not matter. Extra curricular activities means that they are activities outside your school or work environment that you do because you like it.

For me, as a recruiter, I look at the extra curricular activities as a way to distinguish two candidates that apply for the same type of jobs, from the same school and so on. This is more what put them apart as individual. I do not think I give more credits to someone who have extra curricular activities that relate to the curricular training she is going after. Sure, some will tell you this gives experience but in the end, I am not sure that changes that much.

I would honestly encourage to have extra curricular activities that simply develop who You are and help you evacuate stress, helps you make contact and extend beyond just what you want to work in.

I do not work in the domain you are looking for so I can't give you concrete examples of activities if that really the route you want to take.
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Rebecca’s Answer

Any type of therapy is about building rapport with a patient- learning how to get to know someone and showing them that they can trust you. Be engaged in activities that require you to get to know people in a short period of time and provide guidance or teaching. Such activities include mentorship, volunteering at a local nursing home (if that isn't possible, there are online volunteer programs that connect you to older people and you can videochat), or gaining experience in a practice area you're interested in (if its sports, work with an athletic trainer at school; if it's children, volunteer or work at a daycare or daycamp). Make sure you spend time shadowing physical therapists to ensure this is what you want to do- it's great to get a full picture of the work you may be doing before you get too deep into college!
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Natasha’s Answer

Start by taking an intrinsic interest in the body's holistic health. Learn about healthy lifestyles early on. What kind of nutrients, food and habits benefit the body in performance and health. With a health-centric approach to physical therapy, you will be able to help your clients/patients take preventative measures or make some daily changes in order to heal.

Take course related to nutrition, food science, sports medicine, physiology and the science of sleep. Try to gain some exposure to related fields by working around certified personal trainers (for example, summer jobs), occupational therapists and nutritionists. Many niche (and national) gyms (even pilates studios) are affiliated with local professional physical therapists and could be a source of information gathering.

During high school and college, working for consumer brands that focus on health and fitness will also foster the mindset that is compatible with being a physical therapist later on. Talk with your parents and school's career office as they might make relevant recommendations through their network.

Stay well, get your parents involved and talk several practitioners,

Natasha
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Samantha’s Answer

Try to volunteer at a hospital to get experience with working with patients. Maybe u can get in with a physical therapist. Look in your community and see if you cant find something that would help you with your career.
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Catherine’s Answer

I think that any extra curricular that involves teaching/instructing others would be good to have if you are looking for an activity that can start to build intangible skills for a physical therapist career. I interned at a physical therapy office in college and saw how the therapists needed to teach their patients why their bodies were hurting, what needed to be done to heal, and how they were going to put a plan of exercises and treatment together to get them healthy. Having some experience in teaching others will give you a communication skillset so that you can effectively communicate with your patients and guide them through the healing process. You can teach anything you like, it can be sports, music, art, etc. The important thing is that you learn how to interact with others in both giving them instructions and listening to their questions.
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