Physiotherapy?

[INTJgal]

Sigh.

To apply or not to apply?


I think I could be a pretty damned good Physiotherapist. I'd be done school in 3 years (i'm finished all the prereqs and have a competitive GPA as well as connections into the program) and am fascinated by how intricate and weird the body is.

Issue: After the first 5 years of field experience, wouldn't you have seen it all? The Kiss of Death being that you don't need to solve any problems/think anymore?

I don't want to contribute to having multiple careers... but I am at the point (21 years old) that I need to start making some decisions.

Thoughts on physiotherapy as a career choice for an INTJ?

[Gabrielle]

I have a friend who's doing Physio at the moment... she's REALLY social, and when I saw that I knew that I'm not cut out for physiotherapist. But that's just me.

Everyone tells me I'm destined to be a researcher or surgeon, which I'm guessing implies that I'm heartless.

:-S

[INTJgal]

I have a friend who's doing Physio at the moment... she's REALLY social, and when I saw that I knew that I'm not cut out for physiotherapist. But that's just me.

Everyone tells me I'm destined to be a researcher or surgeon, which I'm guessing implies that I'm heartless.

:-S

I hadn't weighed the public interaction as much as the "you can now turn off your brain and function on autopilot"...

but i hated being a grocery clerk. fake smiles, customer service... hmmm.

sigh. i don't know.

[Kfbr]

Go into law with all of us, we'll take over the world!

[Tarrick]

Physiotherapy sounds very interesting. I took some psych classes while I was in college even though I'm a graphic artist. If you think it's interesting, I'd say go for it.

Bear in mind as in INTJ, you almost automatically are going to have an advantage in it.

[Nomad]

Sigh.

To apply or not to apply?


I think I could be a pretty damned good Physiotherapist. I'd be done school in 3 years (i'm finished all the prereqs and have a competitive GPA as well as connections into the program) and am fascinated by how intricate and weird the body is.

Issue: After the first 5 years of field experience, wouldn't you have seen it all? The Kiss of Death being that you don't need to solve any problems/think anymore?

I don't want to contribute to having multiple careers... but I am at the point (21 years old) that I need to start making some decisions.

Thoughts on physiotherapy as a career choice for an INTJ?

My roommates physiotherapist has about 15 years in it, and she's never seen anything like her hip problem. Surgeons are highly skilled technicians. Hold the knife so, cut here. Or so says the surgeon who put me back together.

Therapists are working with a constantly changing dynamic, strong muscles working against/ with weak muscles, bang your hip up and you get cramps in your foot. A very complicated system, with many variables.



Just a thought.

-Nomad

[GOD]

Sigh.

To apply or not to apply?


I think I could be a pretty damned good Physiotherapist. I'd be done school in 3 years (i'm finished all the prereqs and have a competitive GPA as well as connections into the program) and am fascinated by how intricate and weird the body is.

Issue: After the first 5 years of field experience, wouldn't you have seen it all? The Kiss of Death being that you don't need to solve any problems/think anymore?

I don't want to contribute to having multiple careers... but I am at the point (21 years old) that I need to start making some decisions.

Thoughts on physiotherapy as a career choice for an INTJ?

You might like Physio if you go beyond and do some research... like injury research etc.

Otherwise you're just dealing with people every day. Bit like being a nurse I'd expect... thats more an NF trait?

[Amaranth]

If you're a therapist any kind, you'll need to have strong empathy skills (i.e. bedside manner). INTJs have a way of seeing "through" a person, and I can't imagine a patient feeling good about that - unless they are an INTJ themselves. If you own your own practice, your reputation will rest on how good patients feel about their experience with you. That includes both effectiveness and comfort. If you stick with institutions, empathy might not be as critical.

[Ali]

Too late to be of any use to you as careers guidance as the thread started in 2007, but I am an INTJ physiotherapist. Whilst I am relatively happy at work and never bored, it is not a natural choice for an INTJ. Cognitive sensing is paramount and it is the inferior cognitive function for an INTJ. Also although broadly scientific and in recent years at least, evidence based, it is still quite a guru lead discipline. You have to be constantly sociable which is immensely draining. That said, I would also add that constantly fighting against my natural tendencies has strengthened my weaker functions and I can pass as socially acceptable.