Physical Therapy Preparation
What is a Physical Therapist (PT)?
A physical therapist helps improve how bodies perform physical movements. Rather than performing surgery or prescribing medication, PTs manage symptoms like pain, stiffness and discomfort. Many Physical Therapists help patients recovering from injuries and surgery.
A Physical Therapist has a variety of specialty areas to go into such as (but not limited to):
- Cardiovascular and pulmonary
- Clinical electrophysiology
- Geriatrics
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Orthopedics
- Pediatrics
- Sports
Resources and Opportunities:
- America Physical Therapy Association
- Various resources from The American Counsel of Academic Physical Therapy
- Steps to getting into Physical Therapy schools
- Admissions process
- How to apply to Physical Therapy school
- Four scholarship opportunities
- Scholarships with links to applications