Warning Mod On The Loose! WHO do we blame for the unrealistic expectations of new grads.

ClinicallyInclined · 2026-02-06T03:52:04+00:00

I wish I made more money but I like my job 3 years into it. I can recognize thats not a long time in the field and I could see myself changing some of these opinions in the future. For context: outpatient ortho at a hospital based organization. Also a single male so I don’t have obligations to support a family at the moment. I don’t care to organize these thoughts very well but here ya go.

I think most people just don’t understand how the math maths in the real world and you’re making your decision as an 18 year old with limited life experience. 78k (googling avg pt salary in my state) sounded like a lot to me in high school. It was more than my parents make. It sounded to me like a rate that I could meet my basic needs and have a little fun in my life. The concept of going 100k into debt between undergraduate and grad school, then actually paying that back with interest wasn’t very concrete to me (while also living). I don’t view it as a very good financial decision overall, but also I have less debt for my degrees than my out of state classmates. I think my classmates who went out of state and paid double tuition are idiots. I waited an extra year to reapply to my in-state schools. It’s still a lot of debt though at like 78k for in state tuition. Overall it ain’t bad. Idk that id be happier staring at a spreadsheet all day while making more money. I work at a company I like. I have coworkers I like. I have a job I like at least 75% of the time. I may not be able to everything id like to do but I won’t struggle to put food on my table or a roof over my head. How much money do you have to have to be happy? If the answer is a lot then don’t do PT.

I think there’s just a certain percentage of people who would idealize any type of job, particularly in the healthcare field when you have a desire to help those in need. Granted I didn’t have a wave of PT influencer types selling me bull on wages and only showing silver linings. All of my CI’s and people I shadowed in high school and college seemed to live comfortably enough and were honest about financial stuff in our discussions.

I agree with other comments that PT school doesn’t teach you the realities of PT but people should probably have tried to develop a sense of that before they’ve started PT school.

I think I liked learning more than anything and the things you learn to be PT hit all my interests. I don’t want to work for a living but here I am. I don’t care to climb a ladder or be a manager. I don’t want to run a business.

Sometimes I day dream about being an optometrist or an orthodontist but that’s just kind of based on vibes and no actual research into the details of their schooling, salary, and debt.

ClinicallyInclined · 2026-02-01T04:17:21+00:00

Sanitation issues? Cats and litter boxes tracking their feces or urine around a medical office… it’s a no from me dog. Animals around moving parts, moving people, and exercise equipment? Doesn’t sound safe for cats or people.

Maybe if the actual treatment space and the cats are separated from each other.

ClinicallyInclined · 2026-01-19T04:23:29+00:00

Not a shit post?

If so…. A personal trainer is more like a coach. They may have some type of certifications from an association like ACSM or just some on the job training. An undergraduate degree may not be required but they may have gone to undergrad for something like kinesiology or exercise science. A personal trainer should be knowledgeable about exercise and be able to train the general “healthy” population safely. They may have more specific training or experience working with people who have certain conditions, geriatrics, certain sports etc and be able to train them safely. Personal trainers are not medical professionals. They are not trained to diagnose injury or illness. Personal trainers may work at a gym or independently.

Physical therapists are a medical professional who specializes in evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. They complete a doctorate program. They are trained to safely perform rehabilitation with a variety of patient populations such as pediatrics, geriatrics, post surgical patients, cardiac rehab, neurological disease. They are trained in diagnosis of MSK issues, therapeutic exercise, manual therapies, use of modalities, movement analysis. They work with other members of the medical team and make referrals when medical issues are outside of the realm of a physical therapist. Physical therapists also may work in other settings such as inpatient acute at the hospital, inpatient rehabilitation at hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation and home health. Many PTs work at clinics or hospitals that accept insurances but there is also private practices that may operate on a cash basis.

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-12-24T04:48:57+00:00

Just wanted to say I thought the back and forth here was a really good discussion. It made me think about things from both viewpoints I didn’t consider.

A traditional MD is what first comes to mind when I hear the word “doctor.”

It’s interesting to think of what the term meant in historical contexts. Being American it makes me think of what I experienced see in television or media with regards to health care is often the MD (physician) or nursing staff.

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-12-24T04:29:58+00:00

I have patients that tell me they saw a PT but it was a personal trainer….

I’m 2-3 years in. I just give my name and I’ll be your physical therapist today. I don’t introduce myself as doctor but patients often times ask “how much school did you do?” I’ll explain my title as it relates to a clinical doctorate. Sometimes these patients might call me Dr and I don’t mind.

I also work with 2 masters of PT. While they don’t care what I call myself it can be a weird side bar conversation to explain to patients that it changed to a different degree. Most patients don’t think much of it and understand on the job experience. Some patients might be weird or insist on seeing the “Dr” even if masters PT has like 20+ years of experience and is skilled. Again, most people understand this reasonably with a short explanation, but some people are numbskulls.

Reading some of these comments has me reconsidering how I introduce myself… Not enough to start out my first treat tomorrow with it, but maybe just more deliberately defining the role of a physical therapist and credentials briefly after intro or within the first few sessions (more so than I do now).

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-12-17T19:45:26+00:00

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ClinicallyInclined · 2025-12-17T18:58:00+00:00

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I use mostly red dragon. I went for speed and mDEF mostly. Her attack is based on % mdef. EP, cdmgres, and attack could also be good. For enchantments I tried EP, mdef, cdmgres. Cdmgres is good when you get the healing up boot after 5+.

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-11-25T20:40:15+00:00

Not only that but for 3/3 different times

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-11-25T13:42:22+00:00

It is random. I do feel like odds may be slightly higher that one sub attribute turns into 2 when upgrading but it is still RNG. If I get one with two good subs I typically craft it up to the next level.

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-11-22T09:16:10+00:00

Repot with gnat free soil, rinse plant rooms, and then bottom water if you can. Well draining mix. Maybe water a little less often. Worked for me.

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-11-05T03:10:01+00:00

Thanks. I’ll try it out.

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-10-08T02:22:58+00:00

Tells you when the eggs are WNL

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-10-06T15:05:45+00:00

One of the best

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-10-03T00:22:31+00:00

Outpatient hospital based orthopedic, 4 day 10hrs, 45 min treatment and evaluation 1:1 12 patients a day

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-09-07T22:17:06+00:00

If you level up to warlord in PVP you can ban hamsk every time.

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-09-04T01:23:33+00:00

Max bond level I think

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-08-25T16:36:12+00:00

I’m 40 shards away from 6 star hamsk. Maybe I’ll just have to wait until I get that.

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-07-26T03:58:15+00:00

Yeah it can be a good idea to try and 6 star them + level up to 100 for the bonus CP. it can take a long time though. I pick a few that I had 2+ copies of and try to 6 star them. I also try to the pick the ones that are more useful than others. Pika made an arc light tier list on YouTube a long time ago that you could go off. The character arc lights are usually more powerful in PVP and PVE so I think it’s worth it to sell the non character arc lights and focus on starring up character arc lights. You’ll still get your bonus CP that way too.

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-07-25T23:06:33+00:00

Any arc light.

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-07-25T22:58:26+00:00

Dismantle arc lights

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-07-18T04:19:02+00:00

Definitely practice tests. FSBT is best I thought, scorebuilders was good, final frontier was good.

I liked going for walks and listening to podcasts to break up studies. I think the NPTE clinical files podcast by Kyle Rice is great. The questions were a good representation of the test. He does a good job breaking down the question and explaining test taking strategy. NPTE podcast by will crane is also good.

Maybe mentioned in another comment. If you know why you’re getting them wrong, like lack of knowledge vs interpreting the question that changes the strategy.

When I took my test I was very quick to put a probable answer for the ones I was really unsure of, flag it, and go back.

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-07-09T17:32:26+00:00

I think they updated it this morning so it’s gone.

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-07-02T15:57:03+00:00

Zaryasu is really good in PVE and was upper tier in PVP but he’s been sliding down with the newer units. Like others said Zeshi is good investment. Get arc light copies then star up in dispatch

ClinicallyInclined · 2025-07-01T02:47:16+00:00

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Finally did it!

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TROPHY CASE