In the world of physical therapy, there are a number ofspecialties that a student can pursue, and each of thesespecialties present their own unique challenges and rewards to aphysical therapist. Let’s take a look at the five most commonspecialty areas of physical therapy: pediatric, geriatric,neurological, orthopedic and cardiopulmonary.Pediatric Physical TherapyUnlike most physical therapists, pediatric physical therapistsare as involved with the detection and diagnosis of conditions asthey are with helping patients recover from or adapt toimpairments. For example, pediatric physical therapists frequentlyassist with the detection of certain conditions in infants andyoung children, requiring them to be familiar with the diagnosis ofa wide range of developmental, muscular and cognitive diso