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r/physicaltherapy PUBLIC
If you are not a licensed PT, PTA, student counterpart or other healthcare professional please do not post here. This is a sub for practicing physical therapists to discuss cases, research, old and new tricks, or other therapy-relevant topics. Requests for advice or education regarding your personal health issues will be removed and you may be banned. These questions should be discussed directly with your physical therapist.
97,202 members
Created: Feb 2012
Language: EN
NEGATIVE SENTIMENT
Last analyzed: Jun 28, 2026 00:01
Marketing Summary
r/physicaltherapy is a PUBLIC community on Reddit with over 97,202 members. It currently has a negative sentiment with an engagement rate of 1.6%. With a community friendliness score of 30, this subreddit presents a high conversion potential for authentic brand participation. Strict rules against self-promotion are in place, so marketing should focus strictly on value-driven community engagement.
30
Friendliness Score
1.6%
Engagement Rate
86
Conversion Potential
2.0%
Monthly Growth
Marketing Analytics
14.0
Avg Post Score
16.3
Avg Comments
25
Brand Mentions
0
Posts/Hour
Top Post Types
text
96.0% (48)
image
2.0% (1)
link
2.0% (1)
Peak Activity Hours
Times shown in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
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4PM UTC
High
~55 active
12AM UTC
Medium
~12 active
Community Culture
Community Sentiment
NEGATIVE
15.5K
Avg User Karma of Top Posts
30%
Commercial Acceptance
Content Preferences
Moderation Patterns
Rules & Compliance
36
Total Rules
Posting Requirements & Restrictions
No limit
Minimum Karma
No limit
Min Account Age (days)
ANY
Submission Type
Enabled
Flair System
Subreddit Rules
- No soliciting or providing physiotherapeutic/medical advice.
- requesting or providing diagnoses, differential diagnoses or pathologies.
- No requesting or providing specific interventions or treatment strategies.
- BREAKING THIS RULE CAN RESULT IN A PERMANANT BAN.
- PTs, PTAs, SPTs & SPTAs are allowed to ask for the above in consults provided they have provided enough information to be believed they are indeed qualified or student therapists by the mods.
- If you're suspected of not being so - posts will be locked and you will be asked to verify
- No job listings, job requests, or other spam: Do not advertise vacancies or job openings in your clinic, agency or company.
- Do not request for recruiters, clinic owners et al to provide you with job opportunities.
- Any other post to be reasonably believed to be spam will be removed.
- Asking for clarification and experiences working in a certain company or hospital are permitted.
- No advertising products or services.
- advertising products or services.
- THIS WILL RESULT IN A PERMANENT BAN.
- No sharing of market research e.g. consumer research surveys, feedback on upcoming products.
- No advertising or sharing of your social media physiotherapy accounts, this includes YouTube, TikTok, Instagram etc.
- Therapists are permitted to ask for recommendations on clinical and exercise equipment e.g. "whats the best handheld dynamometer?"
- Evidence required: Any claims made regarding physical therapy best practices without links to supporting evidence may be removed by the mods. This is left for the more egregious and questionable claims.
- You aren't changing that myofascia with your hands bud, you aint that guy.
- No school related posts: Questions regarding how to get into school, how to succeed in school, etc. should be posted in r/PTschool. School-related posts are off topic for this subreddit.
- Threads asking how to survive clinical placements and case studies are permitted.
- Threads asking on college/university rankings, minimising pre-admission debt, pre-requisites etc are not permitted. Please post these in r/PTSchool.
- No seeking or providing complex legal advice outside of general understanding
- seeking or providing legal advice in cases where a qualified lawyer is best left to provide the advice i.e. complexity.
- Asking what kind of business license to file is permitted.
- Asking about state practice acts, healthcare legislation pertaining to practice etc is permitted.
- Asking "my physiotherapist mobilised my knee then it exploded and now I've lost my house, livelihood and owe Kaiser $3M" is not permitted - leave the nitty gritty to qualified lawyers.
- Please use discretion.
- No “was this appropriate” posts: This subreddit is intended to serve as a forum for discussion amongst healthcare professionals about the field and practice of physical therapy. If you are a patient who is concerned about your particular experience receiving care, please direct your questions elsewhere.
- No low quality "is a career in physical therapy worth it?" posts: If you are considering becoming a PT or PTA please use the subreddit search function to find a plethora of threads on this topic.
- High quality posts consisting of lots of information regarding your circumstances are permitted. This involves individual circumstances such as financies, ROI, logistics, educational requirements etc (not exhaustive).
- Low quality posts with little information will be removed.
- You can also check out the pre-DPT FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/
- No advertising your own clinic or services: Advertising your own PT clinic is not allowed.
- THIS WILL RESULT IN A PERMANENT BAN.
- PT/PTAs asking for referral recommendations for a patient is permitted.
- It is permitted to give patients generic advice for embarking the healthcare process such as recommending direct access or GP referral. Please exercise caution with this.
- No low quality salary or compensation threads: If you inquiring about salary and compensation in the physical therapy field we ask that you first check the salary megathread.
- High quality posts consisting of lots of information regarding your circumstances are permitted.
- Low quality posts with little information, or can be easily searched will be removed.
Marketing Data Updated
Jun 28, 2026
Rules Updated
Jun 14, 2026
Compliance Updated
Jun 14, 2026
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