Real Talk DPT

First tweet as a DPT: there are no perfect jobs and in fact, most jobs are far from perfect. What do you think?

Your boy is back and graduating in two weeks. Anyone take my handle yet? @RealTalkDPT

@Jessemar11 Those kiddos are precious!

When you’re 100% sure of sports/ortho PT and then pediatric observations rock your world in your last year of PT school... @PTStudentProbs #PediatricPhysicalTherapy #pedsPT

Coming back to campus for didactics after clinical rotations got me like ⬅️ @PTStudentProbs

When you notice significant hypertrophy of your FDS and FDP 7 weeks into your outpatient ortho rotation. 🤲🏻💪🏻 @PTStudentProbs

@sungbreeze Yeah you are!

Just want to take some time out of this lovely Friday to thank everyone for the support and celebrate reaching 200 followers! I initially just wanted to share some honest thoughts about being an SPT and have fun along the way and am glad some people actually read my tweets!

Real talk: quite frankly, the more I know, the more I realize no one knows what they’re talking about

@alyssa_breslin @PTStudentProbs @noraarnoldPT @SarahG_DPT 😱 no you didn’t!

Discussion of the day: what’s the farthest someone has traveled for a clinical rotation? Where did you go (geographically, not clinical site)? @PTStudentProbs

@boakmanDPT @PTStudentProbs I just drove that same distance from GA to CA! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Nothing wrong with getting out of your comfort zone!

@RealTalkSPT @PTStudentProbs 2135 miles northern MN to northern CA. So worth it! 3/4 of mine were out of state. It helped me grow a lot.

@alexthefischer @PTStudentProbs I just drove from Atlanta to San Diego (32 hour drive) but I think you topped me for sure!

@RealTalkSPT @PTStudentProbs I went from New York to Los Angeles, but I had some classmates who went to Italy!

Real Talk Fam! Your boy just upgraded to a 3rd year meaning we have one more year full of #RealTalkSPT tweets! With that said, please do not take the @RealTalkDPT handle in the next year pls...

Congrats to all the fresh real talk PTs for passing your boards! To the rest of you real talk SPTs taking finals, check out this app! It’s called @Headspace and it walks you through techniques to manage stress, anxiety, or even depression! Try it out, it’s free!

#DryNeedling day @angelostateDPT #PhysicalTherapy

Patient after a solid minute of palpation: “that’s not the leg that’s bothering me.” Me: “oh... I’m just comparing sides.” 😅 @PTStudentProbs

Texas PT students!! Who’s headed to PT Olympics in San Antonio this weekend? Your boy @RealTalkSPT will be there! 🙋🏻‍♂️ super pumped!

@cocoDPT @PTStudentProbs Love it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@RealTalkSPT @PTStudentProbs Burnout is real! I am recharged when I get outside and MOVE! I love to hike and I’m motivated by the fact that someday I’ll help my patients get back to what recharges and inspires them.

PT student burnout is a thing and that can make studying very challenging. Definitely one of many @PTStudentProbs Students, what are some of your sources of motivation in these moments? Would love to hear what motivates and inspires the #PTfam