r/physicaltherapy is a subreddit with 100k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, pt, looking for, career, and new grad, 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
: "Does anyone have that resource for all the protocols under the sun"
12 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Had to send a poor amputee back to primary to get a cane prescribed today…fuck"
6 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Clinic Owners: What's one purchase under $5,000 that paid for itself many times over?"
3 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Scaling Practice"
3 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Treatment ideas"
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "2 part time jobs?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/physicaltherapy
#1
Struggling
: "Struggling with notes"
41 posts
#2
Pt
31 posts
#3
Looking For
22 posts
#4
Career
12 posts
#5
New Grad
11 posts
#6
Patient
10 posts
#7
Looking For A Job
9 posts
#8
Acute Care
6 posts
#9
Annoying
5 posts
#10
Hate
5 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
: "Stop complaining about DPT debt and call your reps right now"
56 posts
#2
OUTPATIENT
: "Had to send a poor amputee back to primary to get a cane prescribed today…fuck"
31 posts
#3
💩 SHIT POST 💩
: "When you are greeted in the morning with 15 new evals on the unit"
20 posts
#4
STUDENT & NEW GRAD SUPPORT
: "New grads: the job you take in your first 6 months out matters more than anything you did in school!!!"
20 posts
#5
SALARY & JOB ENQUIRY
: "Single DPTs, how TF are you living?"
20 posts
#6
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
: "Does anyone have that resource for all the protocols under the sun"
14 posts
#7
HOME HEALTH
: "hilarious job offer"
13 posts
#8
ACUTE INPATIENT
: "Is 4k out of pocket too much for PT?"
9 posts
#9
CLINICAL CONSULT
: "Persistent neural tension and loss of lumbar flexion after lumbar discectomy — what am I missing?"
6 posts
#10
SKILLED NURSING
: "Productivity"
5 posts
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+14k members(16.8%)
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Last updated: September 1, 2026