Physical Therapy Schools Guide

1. American Physical Therapy Association- U.S. Professional PT Organization offers research, consumer information, physical therapy news, career advice and back issues of their Physical Therapy publications.
2. Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy- Develops and administers the licensing exams for physical therapist assistants and physical therapists, known as the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) in the 50 states, D.C., Puerto…

Living with physical disabilities, diseases, limitations or injuries that make it difficult to live a mobile, independent life are never easy to deal with, especially if the limitations were something that happened later in life due to an accident or attack. People living with physical disabilities or injuries can be both scared and frustrated, and encouraging them to participate in activities that could rehabilitate their body and mind can…

Our whole lives, teachers, parents and mentors tell us not to ignore our education, as it will be the key that will open the doors for financial and professional success in the future. While this may not seem very pressing when you were in elementary school and junior high, usually around high school everything seems to become a bit more urgent as parents and guidance counselors start to press…

When you were in high school, the biggest goal on your mind was probably to complete your classes and achieve independence from your parents and teachers. However, following graduation, you probably realized that unless you continued your education at the collegiate level, your chances of landing a profitable job and establishing a rewarding career were probably slim to none. Depending on your interests and your talents, it’s important to…

If you’ve always dreamed of a career where you could spend your days interacting with and helping a wide variety of people to live healthier and more satisfying lives, then you’re probably considering a career in physical therapy. If you’ve done your homework on this career path, you already know that the minimum educational requirements for achieving this position is a post graduate degree at the master’s level. This…

Choosing a major to pursue in college is all well and good, but are you sure that you’ve chosen a career that will be stable for many years to come? Thanks to the recent economic upheaval, many people who thought that they had job security in their chosen professions had to learn the hard way that not every industry is going to keep growing indefinitely. That’s why it’s important…

Deciding which career you want to pursue is a big decision, but it’s also one that must be made fairly early in life if you’re going to get the training you need in college and technical school to be successful in your field. If you’ve always been interested in a career that would allow you to help people to live healthier and more fulfilling lives, you might be considering…

No matter how old you are, or what kind of a personal or professional background you might have, it is comforting to know that there is always an opportunity for you to better your station in life and develop a career that you are proud of. There was a time when only the wealthy or privileged could afford college degrees, and even then the options for where you could…

Although it is one of the most difficult and most important decisions that you’ll make in your entire life, simply choosing to pursue a degree in physical therapy isn’t the hardest part of the process. Once you’ve decided what you want to study in college, you still have to decide how you’re going to pay for it. Although undergraduate degrees in physical therapy used to be the minimum requirement…

If you’re getting ready to finish up high school or college, you’ve probably been asked, “Now what are you going to do with your life,” more times than you care to remember. It seems so easy for people to ask you to plan out the next forty years of your life in one snap decision, but it’s important to remember that choosing a career or even a major in…