What does PHYSICAL THERAPIST really MEANS and DO? When people asked me what is my profession.. I answered them quickly and with a smile "I am a Physical Therapist" and then they will answered back "So you are good in massage? " or "So what do you do massage the patient?" . These are some most common misnomer of people about Physical/Physio Therapist, sometimes people do take it as a joke. I have nothing against masseuse its a decent work, but PT's deserves a right appreciation on what we do. Somebody asked me: "You're a physio? How much do you make?" I replied: "HOW MUCH DO I MAKE?" ... I can make holding your hand seem like the most important thing in the world when you're scared... I can make you Walk when you can't... I can help you to retain your strength after an accident. I can relieve your pain when your pills can't. I can give you hope when you have lost one. I can make you get up from a wheel chair. I can keep you fit,heathy & strong. I work all day to make my patients live... I will drop everything and run to make sure you never fall!!! I make my family wait for dinner until I know your family member is taken care of... I make myself skip lunch so that I can make sure that everything I did for you today was correct... I work weekends and holidays because people don't just get sick Monday though Saturday and during normal working hours. Today, I might make your life complete. How much do I make? All I know is, I make a difference. -Anonymous I got this from Mr. Deepak Kumar Capri facebook page. Reading this had made me smile and gave me a teary eyes, and all i said is that "This is so TRUE!!!. After reading this made me think of my former and present patients, remembering how they have been and what they can do now. I hope people understand and appreciate what we/ Physical Therapists do and as well as our fellow Occupational Therapists, I believe we need an appropriate recognition and appreciation. All we just wanna do is make you move and functional again. :)