Why Physical Therapy (S4, E3)

As APTA’s Combined Sections Meeting kicks off in San Diego this week—which is the ultimate yearly gathering of physical therapists—we decided to continue talking PT shop with FOX physical therapist, Pooja Ghelani, PT, who tells us how and why she entered the profession. Pooja describes a moment as an intern when everything clicked for her. Since then, Pooja has felt a sense of excitement and accomplishment when helping older adult patients rediscover parts of their life they once thought were lost. Pooja explains why she likes to treat in a house call environment and the advantages of working with a patient in their own home. We close the episode by asking Pooja to imagine time-traveling to visit herself as a new physical therapist. What advice would she give, and would her younger self be receptive to it?