r/physicaltherapy is a subreddit with 98k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses pt, struggling, physical therapy, career, and looking for, and they frequently recommend/review work clothes, dress shoes, and scrubs.
If you are not a licensed PT, PTA, student counterpart or other healthcare professional please do not post here. This is a sub for practicing physical therapists to discuss cases, research, old and new tricks, or other therapy-relevant topics.
Requests for advice or education regarding your personal health issues will be removed and you may be banned. These questions should be discussed directly with your physical therapist.
Popular Themes in r/physicaltherapy
#1
Advice Requests
: "Am I crazy or do HH patients need a lot of resources??? (Question/Rant/Help)"
16 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I ran the actual math on PT school debt. The final number is worse than I expected"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "How to choose a physical therapist?"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "Finally Made it to $95K/year. My monthly loan payment is increasing to $2300 in July"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Opening a Physcial therapy clinic (in network) with someone"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/physicaltherapy
#1
Pt
: "PtLE June 2026 Cheating Issue?"
68 posts
#2
Struggling
39 posts
#3
Physical Therapy
: "Cute Physical Therapy-inspired girl names for millennials!"
37 posts
#4
Career
: "Potentially Switching Careers"
25 posts
#5
Looking For
22 posts
#6
Home Health
: "Home Health PTs/PTAs: why do it? Why do you love it?"
20 posts
#7
New Grad
: "New Grad struggling with inpatient setting"
15 posts
#8
Acute Care
: "To those who did an Acute Care clinical experience and hated it."
13 posts
#9
Patient
: "Summer Patient volume"
11 posts
#10
Advice
: "Need some Advice"
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/physicaltherapy
Work Clothes
29 reviews
#1
Old Navy
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#2
Athleta
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Eddie Bauer
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Dress Shoes
12 reviews
#1
Cole Haan
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Ecco
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Lems
4.0★ from 1 review
Scrubs
8 reviews
#1
Figs
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Cherokee
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Healing Hands
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/physicaltherapy
#1
CAREER & BUSINESS
: "Finally Made it to $95K/year. My monthly loan payment is increasing to $2300 in July"
37 posts
#2
STUDENT & NEW GRAD SUPPORT
: "I ran the actual math on PT school debt. The final number is worse than I expected"
31 posts
#3
OUTPATIENT
: "The hardest part of this job is getting people to follow the SIMPLEST social rules"
27 posts
#4
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
: "Drained at the end of the day"
27 posts
#5
💩 SHIT POST 💩
: "Oh, AI…"
23 posts
#6
HOME HEALTH
: "Cool moment today"
20 posts
#7
CLINICAL CONSULT
: "the best exercise is the one they'll actually do"
12 posts
#8
SALARY & JOB ENQUIRY
: "Job offer rescinded"
7 posts
#9
RESEARCH
: "Physical therapists treating multiple patients at once"
5 posts
#10
ACUTE/INPATIENT REHAB
: "Humiliated by Provider"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/physicaltherapy
Yearly
+14k members(17.3%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026