Freddie Said:

Sports physical therapist.. Information? ?

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PT is a graduate degree. You will go to school for approx. 7 years. You can get a undergrad in anything. If you are interested in sports, you may want to get a BS in athletic training or exercise science. You will need about a 3.5 gpa. Realize that the PT program is a generalist program, you will learn all of the specialties and work with patients from birth to geriatrics while in school. I would look at the national PT website for info. www.apta.org. Salaries vary across the US.

www.apta.org

Herbert Said:

H1B Visa Information for a Physical, Occupational or Speech Therapist in the states of VA, MD, or NC?

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Visas are federally regulated and granted by the US government; the individual states don't issue visas.
In order to practice as a speech pathologist in the US, one must hold a master's degree (or doctorate) in the subject, pass the national examination, and complete a clinical fellowship year. Certification and licensing are not "grandfathered" in.
You may want to look at the US Department of Homeland Security's website for immigration requirements/visas. Just Google it.

Regina Said:

information about physical therapist?

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In the US, to become a physical therapist, it requires a master's or doctorate level degree (DPT). The work, however, is the same for both. Their primary role is in the evaluation and treatment of people with functional limitations or disability. This could be due to pain, weakness, lack of flexibility, or the result of a medical problem such spasticity due to MS, stroke, etc. The average salary is pretty much the same and no distinction is made in hiring practices. Experience, region, and any areas of specialty certification will influence salary more than the presense of a DPT. The last major survery done by the APTA was in 2005. It found that most PTs were earning between $50-70,000 a year (about 50%). Average starting salary was right around $43,000 a year for a new graduate. However, demand has signficantly increased in the last two years, and I would estimate these numbers to be a bit higher in 2007. Most PT programs are competitive entry and have a heavy emphasis in math and science in the prerequisite years. Your professional years are pretty much core classes. From freshman year to graduation, most programs are designed to be completed in 6-7...but it depends on how long it takes you to complete your undergraduate work.

To become a physical therapy assistant, it requires an associate's level degree. PTA's function in a similar manner to PTs, but cannot do any type of assessment and cannot make any major changes to a treatment plan without first dicussing it with a PT. The average salary for a PTA (again according to the 2005 survey) found that most PTAs were earning between $35-45,000 a year...they ceiling a lot quicker than PTs...very few make more than $50,000...whereas about 25% of PTs are making more than $75,000 and even 15% more than $100,000.

I enjoy my job as a PT because I have a certain sense of autonomy and I get to plan a major role in decision making with the patient. I enjoy meeting so many different people who are all so interesting...I like to teach them about themselves and I always find myself learning from them as well.

If you are intersted in a career as a PT, I suggest you go to the APTA website at: http://www.apta.org...you can review the specs on each career under the education section and can review the survery I described.

Dwayne Said:

Management Information System Manager or Physical Therapist?

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OK, well, I can speak on both...I am a PT and my husband is an IT project manager in both ASP/ISP. First, if you really like working with people...PT would definetely be your first choice. It does require significant critical thinking...especially because the well-being of others is in your hands. It is highly rewarding and fulfills a sense of self satisfaction. The drawback of PT is that you may have to work occasional weekends and holidays. Starting salary is also below what you are hoping. In 2005, the average salary for a new graduate was just under $45,000. Yet, the average salary is about $55,000-60,000 with 13% earning greater than $75,000.

IT management requires a lot of meetings, but not necessarily one on one interaction with specific people. The performance of your job relies heavily on whether people you have directed actually do what they are supposed to. There may be constraints to your specific projects such as time, budget or lack or resources. However, while many IT jobs are flying across seas, there is still, and will always be a need for management stateside to coordinate the relationship of that out-sourced area. While my husband does seem to like his job most of the time, one thing he always says is that his job, in the grand scheme of things "really doesn't matter and doesn't make a difference in anyone's life." Yet, what frustrates me is that he works half as hard and gets paid almost twice as much as me! He never works weekends or holidays (although when he was more tech he was on call many times)

It sounds like you have the heart of a physical therapist, but the salary is definetely below what you are aiming for (at least as a new grad).

April Said:

i have a job analysis to do on physical therapist what information should i list?

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in general u can divide your analysis into 2 parts....one general...that is about that persons past, where he/she worked, how did he/she do...etc...second one would be more specific to his/her skills, various standards etc...

Amber Said:

Physical Therapist Assistant Information?

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PT do the treatment aspect of PT. They are an integral part of the therapy team. Where I work (in the public schools) many people do not realize that the assistance only have a 2 year degree and often can not tell the PTA from the PT. They do not see the supervision behind the scenes. As the PT, I evaluate, set up the goals and the treatment plan. The PTA does the treatment. He or she then comes to me with the progress and we discuss the patient and then I modify the plan and the goals with the input of the PTA.

The salary is dependendent on the area of the country that you work in and the area of practice you work in.

Your hours also depend on where you work. Most work days. If you work at a clinic that offers evening hours, you maybe scheduled to work 1-2 evenings a week (till 7 or 9). If you work at a hospital you may need to rotate weekend days. The PTAs that I work with at the public schools work 8-3:30, no weekends, or holidays and summers off (option to work for 6 weeks).

Here is a link to the national PT organization--The APTA. It gives you some idea on what a therapist does. Also spend some time volunteering in a PT clinic to see what you may be doing

http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Sect…

The other poster only put the tip of the iceberg that you will be doing.