A program that prepares individuals to alleviate physical and functional impairments and limitations caused by injury or disease through the design and implementation of therapeutic interventions to promote fitness and health. Includes instruction in functional anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, neuroscience, pathological physiology, analysis of dysfunction, movement dynamics, physical growth process, management of musculoskeletal disorders, clinical evaluation and measurement, client assessment and supervision, care plan development and documentation, physical therapy modalities, rehabilitation psychology, physical therapy administration, and professional standards and ethics.
| A major in Physical Therapy/Therapist is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 4
New York
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Physical Therapy/Therapist among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
| | Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY | 73
(5.2%) |  |  | |
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| | SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY | 7
(3.7%) | | - | |
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| | New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY | 10
(1.2%) |  |  | |
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| | D'Youville College
Buffalo, NY | 1
(0.5%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.