Female PTs
The Dodgers are hiring the first woman to serve as head physical therapist of a team in any of the 4 major US professional sports leagues. Go Sue Falsone!
An Underrated Job?
Physical Therapy appeared in a list by careercast.com of underrated jobs, alongside positions such as dietitian and civil engineer. One reason is that the unemployment rate for PTs in 2010 was 2%. Some of the overrated professions included law, medicine and psychology. What do you think? An Underrated Job?
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Being a Doctor of PT
Just in time for National Physical Therapy month, The New York Times has printed an article about the increase in nurses, pharmacists and physical therapists pursuing doctorate degrees, and whether it is right for such professionals to consider themselves “doctors.” I’m curious what others think of the changes, especially since in four years, I hope
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Why Is October Awesome?
nance-e: Because its National Physical Therapy Month! :]
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Confidence
I had a great talk today with one of the PTs where I work about confidence. He said that now that I’ve been there a few months, he’s starting to guide me to figuring things out on my own more. This will develop confidence in my thought process and decision-making skills. He said that one
On Helping Others
Now that I’ve been working as an aide for about three months, I’ve been able to see some real progress. I’ve seen patients go from limping in a brace post-surgery to walking unaided and I’ve seen others discharged altogether. It’s a great feeling to know that by helping the physical therapists, I’m helping these patients.
Applying to PT School
Now that summer is more than half over, I am getting into the thick of applying to DPT programs for the fall of 2012. I have started my general application on PTCAS, begun writing my general essay, and am narrowing down the list of schools to which I’ll apply. I’m also studying for the GREs,
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Getting Feedback on Being a PT Aide
I had a long talk today with one of the owners of the PT practice where I’m an aide about how I’ve been doing over the past two months. Now that I feel like I’ve gotten the hang of the job, it was good to hear some really constructive criticism. He outlined a few areas
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Let’s Do It!
cherokeewahine: Hi fellow pre-PT school friends 🙂 Just a friendly reminder that PTCAS opens for the 2011-2012 application cycle on next week Tuesday, July 5th. Let’s make it happen! 😀
Sports Medicine Research
One of the things I find interesting about the field of physical therapy/sports medicine is how few concrete facts there are about many things that people assume are good for them. For example, most people have learned to stretch before exercising. About a decade or so ago, however, static stretching before running was found to
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