[QUOTE who="Sassielady in San Diego, California"]I am amazed that there are only 2-3 programs here in AZ for PTA's aand OTA's. Only one of those is a community college . Tehrefore the tuition at the other schools are well over $30K. Im torn between the two f\different occupations. I was originally going for nursing so the bodily fluid thing isnt that big of a deal. I since both are very similar, Im inclined to go with what pays more. OTA program is $36K and PTA program is only $8K. Feedback please....[/QUOTE]
When I was looking at the differences in OT vs PT I found:
OT is more for helping people learn how to walk again, or relearn life skills like reading/writing, feeding themselves. Helping people recover after a car crash or if they are partially paralyzed or if they have amnesia after a head trauma/concussion. OT is for more serious injuries.
PT is for helping people recover from surgery. Like if they had a hip/knee replacement. Or if they got a work related injury. Like a pulled muscle. PT is for increasing range of motion.
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