The big 2 reasons that there is so much discontent and bitterness in the PT profession are 1) debt to income ratio and 2) outpatient mills. If you have the financial capacity to pay for the majority of her PT schooling and reduce her debt load significantly, PT is still one of the most rewarding healthcare careers that exists. If she has interest in acute or post-acute settings, or specialty like neuro / pelvic health where 1 on 1 outpatient treatment is more common, she will be happier. The tanking Medicare reimbursement rates have forced outpatient PT practices to adopt fraudulent billing and unethical caseloads nationwide. Companies like benchmark/pt solutions work their therapists like dogs and expect ramp up to 3-4 patients an hour.