<p>wolfpiper,
I can understand how upset this made you and I don't condone the advisor's approach.</p>
<p>However, I can say that having looked recently at some of the top physical therapy schools websites (D is considering applying for Doctoral degree in PT),
they ALWAYS make reference in the admissions sections to being able to physically manage patients. I'd suspect that each of these schools makes admissions decisions a little differently in this regard.</p>
<p>I agree with all above who suggest another opinion. One thing you could do is email the various schools and ask. IF there are many who respond negatively to you, that could be an important early piece of information suggesting a slightly different career path (ie audiology, speech therapy, etc).
Because the prerequisite classes for Dr of PT are many, this would be very useful information to know upfront.</p>
<p>Some of the well known Dr of PT programs are USC, Duke, Emory, Northwestern, Pitt, Boston University, U of Miami, etc. USNWR did a top 20 list of them recently if you're looking for rankings.</p>
<p>I am anxious to hear back from you about what you learn next. Please keep us posted.</p>