Is Physical Therapy a good field to go into

[timtim]

you gotta go through a pretty rigorous program to get the degree. it would be full time school for 4 or 5 years.

hmo's killed pt salaries. used to be a killer job. now, average with alot of hours.

small individual practices are disappearing as corporate entities are buying them out. odds are you will not be able to build an individual practice with health care the way it is. means youll have to work for a corporate health care pt network.

look into it. was my major long ago till hmo's changed everything.

 

[canadianhitman]

'cept when peeps are laid-off. . .and don't have any insurance. . .like right now. . .

That's why you set up shop in an area with a lot of government employees, who nearly never get laid off and have excellent coverage. You could fill your whole workweek treating number-crunchers who have neck and back issues from sitting hunched-over at their computers all day in cheap non-ergonomically-correct government-issue chairs. Not to mention wrist/carpal tunnel problems.

(I know a guy who is a physiotherapist in Ottawa)

 

[calveless wonder]

That's why you set up shop in an area with a lot of government employees, who nearly never get laid off and have excellent coverage. You could fill your whole workweek treating number-crunchers who have neck and back issues from sitting hunched-over at their computers all day in cheap non-ergonomically-correct government-issue chairs. Not to mention wrist/carpal tunnel problems.

(I know a guy who is a physiotherapist in Ottawa)

you can't compare canada. you guys have a completely different healthcare system than us

 

[javaguru]

you can't compare canada. you guys have a completely different healthcare system than us

Not for long. Obama wants to drive private health insurance out of business for the unwashed masses that elected him. You'll still have top notch care for the wealthier people but that's always been the case.

 

[javaguru]

One of my roommates at OSU went into PT and it was pretty tough for him to get into a program (3.8 GPA), he finally got in at OU, his sister headed the OU program before she started her practice in Chicago. I don't know your educational background but a two year nursing degree or PTA might be a good start in the medical field.

 

[PICK3]

One of my roommates at OSU went into PT and it was pretty tough for him to get into a program (3.8 GPA

that's what I heard ... it's harder to get into PT than medical school

 

[-SD-]

if you like kissing peoples ass and putting your hands all over them then its for you.

 

[timtim]

that's what I heard ... it's harder to get into PT than medical school

absolutely not even close. not even close to med school. i know people who got turned down to med school with 3.9 gpas pre-med.

 

[seaking420]

you gotta go through a pretty rigorous program to get the degree. it would be full time school for 4 or 5 years.

hmo's killed pt salaries. used to be a killer job. now, average with alot of hours.

small individual practices are disappearing as corporate entities are buying them out. odds are you will not be able to build an individual practice with health care the way it is. means youll have to work for a corporate health care pt network.

look into it. was my major long ago till hmo's changed everything

I have a degree in health and physed...when i was going to school PT was another year of schooling plus it was very hard to get into...i only had a 2.9 gpa(didnt really give alot of effort) so i decided to go into the fitness field instead...and did well for 8 years, but the last 2 have been shitty. PT does seem like a safe job....people always get hurt and dr's send them to pts often

 

[Bikini Mod]

If you think you will make A LOT of money, you are in for a rude awakening. IMHO if you are going to go back to school to make better money/better job security in the health/medical field become a nurse. Once you are working, you can specialize if you wish (once you are actually working you will have a better sense of what areas you would truly enjoy as opposed to *just winging it* to increase your pay. I've known several people (both male and female) who did this and got themselves to a point where they pulled down some nice money. Shift work is a bitch but it definitely has it's pros.