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A lot of us (including myself) are considering OT/PT as a future career but I realized that there is minimal info on this forum about those careers so I am starting this thread so we could all just ''dump'' whatever useful info we have.

 

from mcgill ot/pt website :

What is a Physical Therapist?

 

A Physical Therapist is a health professional who:

 

-assists clients to increase or regain mobility after accident, illness, surgery or chronic disease

-uses remedial exercise, manual skills, therapeutic agents and client education to increase strength, endurance and motor function

-works in acute care, rehabilitation, community settings, schools, industry and private practice

-works with a wide variety of clients from newborn infants to the elderly

-assesses and treats individuals with musculo-skeletal, neurological and cardiorespiratory conditions.

 

 

From canadian physiotherapy association website : Physiotherapy program admission requirements & Core curriculum for physiotherapy programs in Canada

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