One of my best days so far as a PT-in-training has been when one of my patients walked for the first time in months as well. Like you, I also cried. She was a very special woman and I’m honored to have played a role in helping her recover. Our job can be amazingly rewarding! […]
I have a heard a lot about my classmates’ paths to PT school. Probably about half took at least a year off before applying, so that part should be fine. I’m really not sure if anyone spent that year retaking four classes. I assume that wasn’t the case, but then again, if that was true
versaceisthenewgucci: What kind of job is similar to physical therapy, but deals with the psychological factors from their injury along with the physical aspects? Physical therapists often do deal with the psychological factors from injuries. I have a friend studying body psychology, which I think is only offered at a handful of universities in the
It won’t hurt to look at muscles and bones, but you’ll memorize them when you have to for class, so don’t drive yourself crazy with it now. I would keep trying to get as much PT experience as possible now. Since you’ve done outpatient, try shadowing in a hospital, school, nursing home, or other settings
I found this op-ed a few weeks ago where the author, a medical doctor, wonders how she could have better helped her aging parents. One way would be for her to have been a physical therapist, as she says: A doctor’s familiarity with obscure diagnoses — and the ingrained habit of reviewing them compulsively when
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Thanks! I go to Columbia University, but my blog is not affiliated with the school. I’ve seen other similar blogs in the past, but I don’t know of any at the moment that are still writing. Let me know if you find any good ones yourself.
Last week I was contacted by NAIOMT – the North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy to be interviewed for their PT Profile series. It was great timing since it coincided with my last week of classes in my DPT program. I was glad to have the opportunity to publicly thank my mentors who have
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This list highlights roles for which a college degree is required and where the jobs posted by companies each month outnumbers the workers employers are able to hire. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a job rankings list, but now that the end of the year is approaching, more should be coming along. Forbes
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I’ve been thinking for the past few months about how this blog should evolve now that I am almost done with Physical Therapy school. Once I am working with patients, I don’t want to breach their confidentiality (and the law) by writing about them, and I don’t have nearly enough experience to write about my
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As long as you fulfill the pre-requisites that the school wants you to take, you should be prepared for PT school. If you take the physics classes as your pre-req’s it will be enough. Studying anatomy is great because it’s one of the most important aspects of PT, but that is probably also a pre-req,