Physical Therapist
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Required
Physical therapists (PTs) are healthcare professionals who evaluate and treat individuals of all ages, from newborns to the elderly, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. They test for muscle strength, joint integrity, respiratory and circulatory efficiency, and motor development in their patients; and utilize therapeutic procedures such as exercise, massage, heat, cold, light, water and electricity to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Background check required
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners
- Address
- 1801 Congress Ave Ste 10.900 Austin, TX 78701
- Phone
- (512) 305-6900
- Agency website
- https://ptot.texas.gov/
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Podiatrist 29-1081.00
- Physical Therapist 29-1123.00
Source and verification
This record is Texas's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners — see the issuing body section above.
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