PHYSICAL THERAPIST

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Helps people recover from accidents
• Requires a degree from an acredited institution
• Requires a state license
• Need to be strong enough to move equipment and patients
• They usually work at hospitals and private clinics

MATH SKILLS NEEDED

• At least Integrated Calculus
• They use degrees to judge the range motion
• a patient starts with and what they have currently
• You need to be able to measure a persons range of motion
• You need to be able to distribute proper dosages

MATH PROBLEM

• A patient comes in only being able to bend there leg
• 10 degrees, after a month later they can bend it 30 degrees
• How much of an improvement did the patient make?

MATH ANSWER

• 20 degree inprovement