Orthotist

Duties and Responsibilities:

 Orthotist work with patients that need extra support for their muscles, spine, or limbs.  Both design, make, and fit apparatuses made of plastic, wood, leather, and metal that help stabilize, strengthen or replace body parts.  They also make and fit devices that help to align limbs that have grown in a crooked manner. 

Salary:

$25,000 - $40,000

Education:

Some colleges and universities offer bachelor degrees in orthotic and prosthetic programs.  These programs include courses in anatomy, physics, mathematics, mechanical drawing, and the use of materials used in the making of devices.  After a year of experience a person may apply for certification.

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I think that i would like to be one because it looks like a very intersting job.

Student Success Statement
"Physical Fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body. it is the basic of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. much is not yet understood. but we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.

President John F. Kennedy

Glen cunningham 

glen cunningham was in a fire when he was about 8 years old and his brother died in the fire at age 13 and glen had some really bad burns in both of his legs. the doctors said that his legs had to be amputated because of the burns.