... in karate as a toddler and from there competition has been instilled in my body every since. Basketball entered my life a few years after karate in a neighborhood association program for youth sports. Not only was competition instilled in my body but it was also in my mother and father, also. He did not have the opportunity to play ... in the regional finals for track. Unfortunately, she did not make it to the state finals. But as you can see, sports have been embedded in my life ever since I entered into this world. Basketball and softball was the two main sports I played in high schoo...

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... of heart and lungs, and performance of activities required in daily living. Physical Therapists can specialize in a few different areas. There is Rehabilitation, Community Health, Industry, Sports, Research, Education, and Administration. In Rehabilitation, Physical Therapists practice closely with other health care personnel in hospitals or rehabilitation centers to determine patients' goals. They evaluate ... to job-related physical needs. They identify potentially dangerous work sites, modify task performance to prevent job-related injuries, and provide treatment to injured workers. In...

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... of heart and lungs, and performance of activities required in daily living. Physical Therapists can specialize in a few different areas. There is Rehabilitation, Community Health, Industry, Sports, Research, Education, and Administration. In Rehabilitation, Physical Therapists practice closely with other health care personnel in hospitals or rehabilitation centers to determine patients' goals. They evaluate ... to job-related physical needs. They identify potentially dangerous work sites, modify task performance to prevent job-related injuries, and provide treatment to injured workers. In...

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... trainer must evaluate and treat the athlete with proper medical attention. The trainer must make sure that after medical treatment the player is physically ready to go back to playing sports. When athletes have an injury that involves therapy, the trainer must assign physical programs for them to attend. Athletic trainers work with physicians in getting together the proper rehabilitation program ... will prepare me for this career are first aid training, foods and nutrition, health science technology, nurse assisting, physiology and psychology. College courses needed are health and phys...

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... ). This job also has a lot of perks depending on where or what field you want to work in. Besides keeping in shape, if I decided to do physical therapy in the sports field there is a very good chance that I can meet all sorts of famous athletes. A physical therapist treats patients that are suffering from physical injuries or disabilities by use of properties ... . If you are starting out in high school the best thing to do is do extremely well in classes like biology, chemistry, psychology and physics besides basic units of history, Language and math. In collage physical therapy courses ...

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... , social workers, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists. Some physical therapists treat a wide range of ailments; others specialize in areas such as pediatrics, geriatrics, orthopedics, sports medicine, neurology, and cardiopulmonary physical therapy. Although many physical therapists practice in hospitals, more than 70% practice in private offices, community fitness facilities, and industrial health centers. They ... necessary for physical therapists to attain prerequisite skills. In order to prepare for entry into a physical therapist education program,...

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... , social workers, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists. Some physical therapists treat a wide range of ailments; others specialize in areas such as pediatrics, geriatrics, orthopedics, sports medicine, neurology, and cardiopulmonary physical therapy. Although many physical therapists practice in hospitals, more than 70% practice in private offices, community fitness facilities, and industrial health centers. They ... necessary for physical therapists to attain prerequisite skills. In order to prepare for entry into a physical therapist education program,...

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