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Neurological Residencies and the Neurological Clinical Specialty (NCS) - an insider's perspective by Dr. Kerry John, PT, DPT

As the newest member of the [re+active] team, I am excited to join a practice that specializes in serving people with neurological conditions. Because I am passionate about helping people with neurological conditions reach their highest potential, I wanted to specialize in this type of physical therapy. In my journey to specialize in neurological physical therapy, I completed a neurological residency program and I am studying for the neurological specialty exam. Neurological Residency I am often asked why I completed a neurological residency program since it is not required for physical therapists. Typically, people associate residencies with training for those people who are getting their medical doctorate; however, the profession of physical therapy has adopted the concept in order to train physical therapists in a specialty area. The specialty areas include: neurology, geriatrics, cardio pulmonary, orthopedics, pediatrics, sports physical therapy, women’s health, and wound