You Know You're A PT Major When...

Hey all you Physical Therapy majors out there! I hope that you take a study break and get a chuckle out of this article. You need to keep laughing to stay sane. Your future patients are depending on you.

1. You love people!

That is the whole reason you are becoming a PT! You want to help people and improve health.

You are a social butterfly and you have a ton of enthusiasm. Go forth, my friend, and heal the world.

2. You are always willing to lend a helping hand.

3. You are probably SO fit.

You were a high school star athlete, you have a fitstagram, you workout almost every day, you've run upwards of 10 half marathons...

But, you still have classmates over hurr runnin' marathons, and you're so proud!

4. You're very smart, but college is hard.

Ugh, high school. The simpler times.

5. You love the human body.

Your passion for skull prints has severely increased, and you are amazed at the things the body can do.

Your body is a wonderland, in case you didn't know.

6. You asked for a lifesize skeleton model for Christmas.

You have no regrets.

7. School is all you think about.

With great knowledge comes great responsibility. Walking around knowing exactly which muscles are working, which nerves are firing, and what vessels are bringing blood to those muscles can be a bit too much.

You try to think about something else, but then you notice J-Beiber's genu varus.

8. You love a good anatomy pun.

9. Your phone autocorrects "humorous" to "humerus."

And you find this fact humerus. And you want that shirt.

10. Everything you see reminds you of anatomy.

Peep the hyoid bone.

11. Gross anatomy has taken over your life.

12. If you weren't already a coffee drinker, Gross changes that.

13. You absolutely kick-ass during internships and at work, but your academics give you self-doubt.

You'll be a great PT someday, really truly. But, maybe today let's have a good cry and a pint of Cinnamon Bun Ben and Jerry's.

14. You've said, "No, I'm not a massage therapist" many times.

15. You do happen to be great at giving massages, however.

Sure, I'll massage your shoulders, Dad. Please keep paying for my tuition.

16. You spend a few days a week hanging out with the deceased.

Cadaver lab is an incredible learning opportunity. You've held a human heart in the palm of your hand.

This is not weird at all anymore, but your entire family and friends will never be able to get over this.

17. Your roommates find your lifestyle humorous.

18. Your friends frequently ask you for health-related advice.

This....this is an important question.

19. You come to grips with a lot of harsh realities.

Nothing on the human body will ever be as pretty as your diagrams.

20. You have or are yearning for a white coat.

You are given a white coat in the first semester of graduate school. You cherish that white coat. Every time you wear it, you feel like a professional.

This is very important because most of the time you feel like a limp noodle.

21. Practicals are the most stressful experiences of your life.

Quick, palpate these 5 structures in 10 seconds and also don't forget to sanitize. Whoops, you used your thumbs. Minus 26 points.

At least you all looked good.

22. You're attracted to other, future medical professionals.

Your boyfriend/girlfriend studies in some sort of health or medical-related field because they can sympathize with your stress-filled situation.

And, they can bring you ice cream when you're stressed. And, they're probably stressed too. So you can eat that ice cream together! And snuggle.

23. You'd swoon over a good medical pickup line.

"Gurlllll you must be Ibuprofen... cause you're increasing my blood pressure."

24. You try to switch up your study spots as much as possible to stay focused and interested...

25. ...but you end up in the library 99.999% of the time.

Mom: "Honey, why are you whispering?"

Me: "I'm in the library."

Mom: "Still????!!!...It's been days!"

Me: "I know. Pls send snacks."

26. Once you're in the study zone...nothing can stop you.

The airport was evacuated? No problem! You'll just take a peep at your cadaver atlas while you wait.

27. You've become well-versed in the art of "study breaks"

28. You cherish your walks between classes.

Any time that's not in class or spent studying is cherished.

You squint all the time because your future is so bright.

29. When someone asks you how you are, you say "good," but you're not good.

30. Your study techniques are top notch.

31. You know the names of WAY too many muscles.

And bones and nerves and vessels...you just know too many things.

32. You go ALL OUT for Sprang Break.

33. You live the khaki life...

34. Or the scrub life. There is no in between.

35. Your PT senses could kick in at any moment.

Your achilles feels swollen at the Saint Patrick's Day Parade??? No problem. Pls elevate it on my shoulder.

36. You have personal space issues thanks to palpation.

37. Your roommates let you use them for palp practice.

38. You've had to explain what "palpation" is about a million times.

There's never a wrong time to palp.

39. Every weekend is an emotional struggle.

Doug the Pug is bae.

40. Your search history is comical.

41. You have a passion for pneumonics.

42. You LOVE a good injury.

Your boyfriend sends you a picture of his ankle after he tore a ligament, and you have a bunch of fun trying to figure out which ligament it was.

43. It seems you will never be emotionally ready for an exam, but you try to tell yourself otherwise.

44. The "I just finished an exam" feeling is like none other.

45. You know what the S5 Dermatome is, and it still makes you giggle.

46. Copious amounts of alcohol may or may not be used as a coping mechanism.

47. You learned exactly how your liver processes that alcohol, and you were filled with pride.

Again, friends...

your body is a wonderland.

48. And, finally, your PT pals are your everything.

They are the most incredible support systems. You don't know how you could survive without them.

49. You may not have it all together...

50. But, together, you have it all!

You will all be amazing PTs someday! Good luck, friends. Good luck to all.