college/job help!

mike456 · 02-05-2007, 08:17 AM

hey guys need college help! I want to either be in the field of exercise physiolgy, or a physical therapist, or something in that field that makes lots of dough

Can somebody with experience point me in the direction of what programs I should take, and what would be a good job I should go for? If you think there is a job I should go for that isn’t in that field please post it anyway.
thanks

KelJu · 02-05-2007, 08:43 AM

Getting into physical therapy school is pretty tough. You will have to beat out a lot of other people which means you will have to make almost flawless grades to be accepted.

JOHNYORK · 02-05-2007, 10:05 AM

my friend jsut got his bachelors and is finishing up a 150 hr interniship at pt office in my gym. hes going to down to florida in june for 3 yrs of straight school and more internships than hell be done. he was tellin me he has to almost as much as a doctor does about the human body. he said he almost didnt get into the school and he graduated with pretty good gpa at his 4 yr school 3.15 so it is a long road.

mike456 · 02-05-2007, 10:22 AM

so what is a good field to go in? that pays over 50k?

fufu · 02-05-2007, 11:32 AM

Kinesioslogy/Exersice science w/ a PT certification. Or specialize in PT if you really want to focus on it.

fufu · 02-05-2007, 11:34 AM

"Kinesiology encompasses human anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, exercise physiology, exercise psychology and sociology, history, and philosophy of sport. The relationship between the quality of movement and overall human health is also studied.

Kinesiological information is applied in such fields as physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic, osteopathy, exercise physiology, kinesiotherapy, massage therapy, ergonomics, physical education and athletic coaching. The approach of these applications can be therapeutic, preventive, or high-performance. The application of kinesiology can also incorporate knowledge from other academic disciplines such as psychology, sociology, cultural studies, ecology, evolutionary biology, and anthropology. Related interdisciplinary fields in motor skills, skills research are graphonomics, i.e. the study of handwriting movement control and the study of motor control in speech.

The study of kinesiology is often part of the curriculum for some of the areas in which kinesiological information is used (akin to a medical study – see sports medicine).

There are some professional physical therapists who are also fully credentialed as "Registered Kinesiologists." The general difference between the job of a kinesiologist and a physical therapist is that a kinesiologist will assess movement, or problems in movement with regard to physiology, anatomy and biomechanics, while a physical therapist will actually apply therapeutic techniques to correct the identified problems."

-Wikipedia

**P-funk** · 02-05-2007, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike456

hey guys need college help! I want to either be in the field of exercise physiolgy, or a physical therapist, or something in that field that makes lots of dough

Can somebody with experience point me in the direction of what programs I should take, and what would be a good job I should go for? If you think there is a job I should go for that isn’t in that field please post it anyway.
thanks

get your undergraduate in something broad and then specialize in your masters....most PTs are getting PhD's these days and there are lots of schools now offering entry level PhD programs so that you start right away during your graduate work on a PhD.

Study your under grad in any one of thse subjects:

exercise phys.
exercise science
Health Science
Kineseology

and then go from there.

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02-05-2007, 10:05 AM	#3
JOHNYORK Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 716 Photos: 4	my friend jsut got his bachelors and is finishing up a 150 hr interniship at pt office in my gym. hes going to down to florida in june for 3 yrs of straight school and more internships than hell be done. he was tellin me he has to almost as much as a doctor does about the human body. he said he almost didnt get into the school and he graduated with pretty good gpa at his 4 yr school 3.15 so it is a long road. "Each step I take past my edge makes me realize it has and always will be just an illusion."-me

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02-05-2007, 11:32 AM	#5
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,731 Photos: 8	Kinesioslogy/Exersice science w/ a PT certification. Or specialize in PT if you really want to focus on it. fufu's 1337 Journal Your diet will set you free.

02-05-2007, 11:34 AM	#6
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,731 Photos: 8	"Kinesiology encompasses human anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, exercise physiology, exercise psychology and sociology, history, and philosophy of sport. The relationship between the quality of movement and overall human health is also studied. Kinesiological information is applied in such fields as physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic, osteopathy, exercise physiology, kinesiotherapy, massage therapy, ergonomics, physical education and athletic coaching. The approach of these applications can be therapeutic, preventive, or high-performance. The application of kinesiology can also incorporate knowledge from other academic disciplines such as psychology, sociology, cultural studies, ecology, evolutionary biology, and anthropology. Related interdisciplinary fields in motor skills, skills research are graphonomics, i.e. the study of handwriting movement control and the study of motor control in speech. The study of kinesiology is often part of the curriculum for some of the areas in which kinesiological information is used (akin to a medical study – see sports medicine). There are some professional physical therapists who are also fully credentialed as "Registered Kinesiologists." The general difference between the job of a kinesiologist and a physical therapist is that a kinesiologist will assess movement, or problems in movement with regard to physiology, anatomy and biomechanics, while a physical therapist will actually apply therapeutic techniques to correct the identified problems." -Wikipedia fufu's 1337 Journal Your diet will set you free.

02-05-2007, 08:43 AM	#2
KelJu Thats Dr. Keke to you! Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In my imagination. Posts: 10,160 Photos: 2	Getting into physical therapy school is pretty tough. You will have to beat out a lot of other people which means you will have to make almost flawless grades to be accepted.

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