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What's the best state in which to practice physical therapy?

Feature - Best States

Every state has much to offer physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. It may be quality of life. Employment opportunities. Regulatory and business friendliness. Or any of dozens of other features. But to make it to the top of PT in Motion's fourth annual analysis of the best states in which to practice, states need high rankings in multiple factors that health care professionals say are important.

What's the best state in which to practice physical therapy?

The answer of course depends in part on what you value. How important is salary? Quality of life? Future job prospects? Fewer regulatory restraints? The demographic characteristics (such as age and health) of the state's residents? And so on.

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