Student Spotlight: Josephine Encinas

When we spoke with Josephine Encinas she was finishing up her last externship week in the Physical Therapy Technology (PTT) program [1] in Tucson, AZ. She will walk the stage at her graduation ceremony in May. Josephine started the PTT certificate program in May 2016. Josephine and her boyfriend Santos both want to improve their future health […]

Back pain is found to be leading cause of disability worldwide

Employment for physical therapists is expected to grow 36 percent between 2012 and 2022, a number that is triple the average growth rate of all other occupations.1 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be a greater demand for professionals who have completed a medical assisting program and are licensed physical therapists. This […]