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Roots of the physical therapy profession began thousands of years ago. ...

Women were the pioneers of physical therapy in the United States.

Physical therapists were called “sjukgymnasts” in Sweden until 2014.

You can get physical therapy in many settings, even a swimming pool!

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Employment of physical therapists is projected to grow 17 percent from 2021 to 2031.

Most sports therapists are either self-employed.

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Pediatric physical therapists make $75,699 per year on average, or $36.39 per hour, in the United States.

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Receive your bachelor's degree and earn your doctoral degree.

State license or accreditations depending on the state.

Consider majoring in subjects like child development, physiology, biology, neuroscience, anatomy, etc.

Must complete an internship

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improve children's motor development, strength, range of motion, endurance, balance, coordination, gait difficulties, heart and lung endurance, and delayed motor development.