Description: What does a physical therapist do every day? What character traits are essential for a physical therapist to have?
Follow physical therapists as they work to keep people healthy. These health heroes help injured or sick patients move and care for themselves. Discover the tools they use as they work with other hospital staff to keep patients healthy. Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first. Meet a real physical therapist from Mayo Clinic, and find out how these health heroes save the day, every day! This book was created in partnership with Dr. Natalie Woodberry, P.T., a physical therapist at Mayo Clinic. Meets (C3) Framework for Social Studies standards: College, Career, and Civic Life. D2.Civ.2.K-2. Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community. Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with pediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.