How do they match: Physical Therapists

  • Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.
  • Conduct or support research and apply research findings to practice.
  • Construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices.
  • Direct, supervise, assess, and communicate with supportive personnel.
  • Participate in community or community agency activities or help to formulate public policy.
  • Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
  • Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.

  • Enter patient or treatment data into computers.
  • Supervise medical support personnel.