physical therapist vs physical therapist assistant | PT or PTA which is better? 

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I loved this and your editing is sooo beautiful you are amazing productive

I fall love with your voice 🖤 Your video is very Imformative 🌿

Congrats on finishing your first year! I'm a third year dpt student at Brenau in north Georgia. I'm Starting my 2nd clinical rotation in macon in a week. Little nervous. Keep grinding, it gets easier!

OoOo that's cool that there are ways for PTAs to advance and actually grow!!!

Just finished my first semester of PT school and was offered a leadership position on Widener's Pro-Bono clinic network. You're an amazing inspiration with your videos!

I'm confused on which route to take. I have a BS in Biology but a low GPA. I thought about trying to get into the DPT program and had several virtual meetings with schools. I then thought that going to the PTA program would be shorter and I'll be working in the field sooner than going to DPT. I work in the emergency department (17yrs) and I"m tired of the flow. I managed to get 20 hours of shadowing a PT in the hospital that I work at (that's the limit which they offer). I'm gonna try to shadow at an outpatient location and then a nursing rehab. I'm trying to get into a different field because my heart is no longer in the ER. I started to work on the PTCAS but need to take the GRE and pay for the applications. I hope to get into a program this year.

Hey Kristen, I am currently finishing up my Associate of Arts Degree and was planning on going into the PTA program at the community college I am attending. Would it be better for me to get my bachelor's first, then go into the PTA program or should I just go straight into the PTA program? Also Is getting a Bachelor's in Psychology or a bachelor of science in allied health a good choice for PT/PTA?

Great video. Hi if anyone would like the perspective of A PTA who is also in education as a program director! Please reach, the comparison between the 2 professions is something I get frequently asked day to day.

I can spot that pre-req class requirement list from a mile away! Starting the PTA program next fall! Go eagles!

As a newly PTA grad who was fortunate enough to have well-rounded clinical experiences, I would suggest a student shadow a PT and a PTA at various clinical settings because the jobs vary immensely. At my inpatient rotation, the PTs were mostly typing all day and the PTAs were treating. This clinic had more PTAs than PTs. In outpatient, depending on the setting, PTs were able to be more involved in some treatments. In acute care, my rotation included a PTA and a PT as my CIs and the PTs’ job was immensely boring IMO. They repeated the same phrases day in and day out and just asked a bunch of questions. They rarely performed any treatments. I did work in a level 1 trauma unit so we were always busy. It may be different in other acute care settings. I only worked ortho, neuro, and trauma. I’m sure the cardiac floor was much different but still a lot of repetition. If that doesn’t bore you to death like it did me, then that might be good. Each person has different interests and all are needed. It’s often that one will go into school thinking they will work in a specific setting until they go on clinicals and learn more detail of certain pathologies and their treatments. I thought I wanted to work outpatient but I fell in love with neuro. The best thing is to know your learning style and interests and then pay attention to what interests you in school. I can’t emphasize shadowing/observation in multiple settings before applying to PT or PTA school. Plus, the bridge program is there for those who decide to expand their degree. I think the only reason I would pursue the bridge program is if I ever wanted to own my own clinic. Otherwise, I love the direct patient care I can give as a PTA and the leadership and guidance I can get from a great PT.

I'm 23. Joining the Marines next year, after four years I'm going to persue the Physical therapist route. Marine corps will pay for alot of my schooling.

Pts tend to do more paperwork and have less patient treatment time compared to ptas though right

Hello! Can you become a PTA with a bachelors degree? Or do you need to attend the program

I have been getting left knee pain then the PTA I have been working with evaluated my knee and diagnosed it as patellar tendinitis then gave some exercises to do but left me alone the whole time. I was wondering if a PTA is even qualified to do this evaluation on his own ?

Hi is that $52k & $90k before or after taxes?