Interested in going from massage therapy to physical therapy?

Question

I'm a licensed massage therapist in SC and am interested in becoming a physical therapist. I need info on: can I use massage education towards this and how much more would I need. Any legitimate info would be greatly appreciated. Have done some research myself but wondered if anyone has done it and could pass on advice. Thank you.

Answer 1

Each school will have their list of pre-requisites and will probably require that the classes were taken at a credible, recognized higher institute of learning. If your massage education came from a trade school, probably not. If you received some of your education at a local college or university, then the classes would probably count.

If you have chosen your main choices for schools, contact them. Some pre-requisites may count from massage school if you have a description of the course, number of credits earned, etc.

Good luck, I think you are making an excellent choice. Your experience as a LMT and working with patients in pain will help you regardless of the classes counting as pre-requisites for PT school.