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Defining Moment | What Is Physical Therapy, Really?

A chance conversation with an old friend opened one PT's eyes to how easily patient trust can be lost.

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Date: Monday, December 1, 2025
Author: James Gallegro, PT, DPTSc, MSPT
James Gallegro, PT, DPTSc, MSPT

It was around 2008, about seven years into my career as a physical therapist. The first six years of my career had been spent mainly in hospital settings — neuro rehab, acute care, and some outpatient work — but recently I had made a change. I'd left the hospital for outpatient orthopedics, landing at a high-volume corporate physical therapy practice in New York City. It was a big adjustment.

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Date: December 1, 2025
Contact:  aptamag@apta.org
Content Type:  Column

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James Gallegro, PT, DPTSc, MSPT

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