Comments on: Pediatric Physical Therapy…?

By: violetki

violetki — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:23:47 +0000

In college? In college, just take the courses that will help you get into Physical Therapy school. Then you can do extra pediatric rotations during your physical therapy training. If you just want to find out more, contact your nearest physical therapy school and ask if they have a program for college students interested in physical therapy.
“An APTA survey of schools found that more than 50% of PT programs require courses such as anatomy and physiology, chemistry, physics, statistics, psychology, and general biology. Other courses that may be required include English, social science, humanities, computers, medical terminology, exercise physiology, human development, kinesiology, organic chemistry, research methods, cell biology, and pathology.”
I have given you a link on information on physical therapy as a career as well as some scholarship information.

By: mistify

mistify — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:49:19 +0000

The above poster is correct, you must first become a regular physical therapist. This is usually a competitive entrance program where you take your prerequisite courses during your undergraudate years. This usually involves a lot of chemistry, physics, biology, psychology and math. You then apply for admission sometime during your junior or senior year of college for entrance into a master’s or doctorate level program.
Once in the program, you take more specific physical therapy courses, some of which should include neurological development and/or pediactrics. You might also get a chance to do a pediatric rotation…but be aware that many people try to seek to do one.
Other than that, there is no specific requirement for becoming a pediatric physical therapist…although it is recommended you complete further continuing education once you are a PT if you hope to do so.