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.
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Top 30
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Physical Therapy/Therapist among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
| | Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA | 42
(11.6%) | |  | |
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| | Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY | 33
(7.7%) |  |  | |
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| | Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY | 73
(5.2%) | | | |
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| | Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA | 14
(4.8%) |  | | |
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| | University of Evansville
Evansville, IN | 26
(4.7%) | | | |
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| | Dillard University
New Orleans, LA | 7
(3.9%) |  |  | |
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| | SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY | 7
(3.7%) | | - | |
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| | Oakwood College
Huntsville, AL | 9
(3.4%) | | | |
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| | Simmons College
Boston, MA | 15
(3.2%) | | | |
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| | The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH | 15
(2.9%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.