Selecting the proper school will also be instrumental in helping you prepare for and pass the physical therapy national licensing examination, required in almost all states. Student loans and financial aid are available for physical therapy school students.
You must obtain a bachelors degree and take prerequisite coursework prior to applying for physical therapy school, which is now generally a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Physical Therapist Assistants are a 2 year associates degree which may be commenced after high school.
There is a lot of difference between not only schools but the profession as well. When you want to become a Physical therapy assistant you need to go for 2 year associate degree program in Physical therapy assistant school. To become a PT aide you might not need to go for school as some times on the job training is enough. But when there is sough competition to get a job you need to attend some of the courses which you can do it online as well. Hope it helps.
no need to be certified to be an aide.
None whatsoever. Physiotherapy is just the abbreviated way of saying physical therapy.
If you are lucky enough to have a degree from a physical therapy school, there are many jobs open to you.You could work as a physical therapists or occupational Therapists.
At ULM
http://www.collegeanduniversity.net/?event=l.lp&CID=2398&SID=810&csrc=online-physical-therapy This is the link where you can find online physical therapy school.
Arkansas State University
One school in Indiana specializing in physical therapy is the Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, which offers financial aid and a number of possible specializations.
As they address two different areas (occupational therapy- the tasks of living, physical therapy- functioning as it relates to mobility)- there is no quantifiable answer to that question.
it depends, there are some school that the average is 3.8 and some school average is way lower like around 3.2 or even 3.0. for physical therapy average is not really a big issue for most people.
"Webpt" and "Free Physical Therapy Software" are websites which would allow a person to buy software for physical therapy. These pieces of software would allow a person to learn about physical therapy.