{"id":8105,"date":"2021-03-03T21:24:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T21:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/blog\/?p=8105"},"modified":"2023-11-28T14:46:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:46:40","slug":"physical-therapy-school-vs-occupational-therapy-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/blog\/physical-therapy-school-vs-occupational-therapy-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Therapy School vs. Occupational Therapy School"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you begin to choose a career path, you\u2019ll have a lot of questions and there\u2019s a lot of decisions you\u2019ll need to make.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many people choose to have a career in therapy; either physical therapy or occupational therapy. If you\u2019re considering a career in therapy, you may be wondering what the difference is in schooling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Physical Therapy vs. Occupational Therapy<\/b><\/h2>\n

Physical therapy and occupational therapy have a lot of similarities.<\/strong> When someone is injured, both types of therapists help people regain, maintain or even relearn the strength and skills they need to be active and participate in everyday life.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, it can be difficult to decide which therapy route to go into.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Physical therapists, or PTs, are described as \u201cmovement experts\u201d because they focus on the movement of the body through hands-on care.<\/strong> They\u2019re trained extensively in body mechanics and use treatment techniques that are designed to reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Physical therapists devise personalized treatment plans for people who are recovering from an injury such as from sports or other accidents. They also work with individuals who may have lost mobility from a stroke.<\/span><\/p>\n

Physical therapists work with people of all ages or can specialize in a certain age group such as young athletes who have sports injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Physical therapy also involves focusing on and teaching how to prevent injuries. A PT\u2019s main goal is to get their patients back into motion with exercises, massage, and other techniques.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Occupational therapists use therapeutic techniques to help maintain the patient\u2019s ability to perform everyday tasks and activities such as dressing and bathing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Occupational therapists have a wide range of duties and tasks when it comes to patient care such as being responsible for patients to develop, recover, and improve a condition or injury. Their goal is to get their patient to their highest degree of independence possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Physical Therapy School vs. Occupational Therapy School<\/b><\/h2>\n

Even though both careers focus on therapy and there are a lot of similarities, there are also a lot of differences when it comes to schooling.<\/span><\/p>\n

Acceptance<\/b><\/p>\n

Both physical therapy school and occupational therapy school require that you have a bachelor\u2019s degree. You\u2019ll need to have completed basic prerequisites before you can apply for physical therapy school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These prerequisites are usually required before admittance into the doctor of physical therapy program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n