Physical therapists formed their first professional association in 1921, called the American Women's Physical Therapeutic Association. …show more content…
Every physical therapy schools are looking for physical therapist observation hours, cumulative GPA, prerequisite GPA, extracurricular activities, references letters, GRE score and many essays. Physical therapy schools prepare you to work in all disciplines of the profession. The classes include Manual Therapy, Orthopedic, Neurology, Anatomy, Wound Care, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Documentation, Physiology, Pharmacology, Acute Care and many more. When a physical therapist gets introduced to a patient for the first time, they check the patient and make a plan for care. The only thing the physical therapist want to accomplish is to get the patient’s ability to move, reduce pain, restore functions, and prevent disabilities. Healing or disease exercises and functional training are the cornerstones of physical therapy treatment. It’s important to have a physical therapist because they understand how the muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons work together to create different motions. With knowing all of the training, they can see the best exercises to relieve pain or discomfort of physical movement and increase function to overcome movement disabilities without causing more damage and pain.( Ministry Health Care