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Specialties and side routes

• Orthopedics

  Joints, sports injuries and post-surgical recovery. The biggest specialty by far.

• Neurologic therapy

  Stroke, spinal cord injury and Parkinson's disease. Slow, technical and deeply rewarding work.

• Pediatrics

  Children with developmental and physical disabilities, often in schools or early intervention programs.

• Geriatrics

  Balance, falls and staying independent. Where the demand is growing fastest.

• Travel therapy

  Short contracts filling gaps in understaffed clinics, with housing and a premium rate. Popular for paying down loans fast.