Physical Therapy U · A Highbar Practice
Build Your PT Career in Southeastern Massachusetts
Physical Therapy U was built on one idea: treat people like people, not patients. Everyone from eight to ninety-eight, in big rooms with the equipment to do it properly. Now with a teaching practice behind it: protected mentorship, an in-house residency, and a career that grows where you already live.
Roles for students, new graduates, experienced clinicians, physical therapist assistants, and occupational therapists in Bridgewater, Middleborough, and Buzzards Bay.`
Under 12 patients a day, one-on-one every session
The practice
Why Clinicians Choose Physical Therapy U
Physical Therapy U was built by clinicians who wanted autonomy back and a room big enough to actually rehab someone. That has not changed. What is new is the depth behind it. As a Highbar Practice, Physical Therapy U runs on a teaching practice model, so the mentorship is blocked on your calendar, the residency is in house with a 100% board-pass record, and you have the time and trust to practice at the top of your license.
Practice at a Higher Level
Under 12 patients a day, one-on-one, every session. No double-booking, no aides picking up your caseload. In a region where most outpatient jobs mean volume, this is the difference clinicians notice in week one.
Mentorship You Can Schedule
Two protected hours a week with an experienced clinician through your first 12 weeks. 24 structured hours, on your calendar, with a named mentor. Three clinics means leadership knows your name and your caseload, not just your productivity number.
A Real Credential Roadmap
Flexible paths to specialization in orthopedics, neuro, and strength and conditioning, with occupational therapy colleagues in the same building. An accredited in-house residency, COMT, dry needling, and $15,000+ in professional development in your first 18 months, uncapped after.
A Culture You Can Feel
Every therapist here teaches. Physical Therapy U runs youth training programs, team screenings, and classes alongside the clinical schedule, and clinicians are paid to lead them.
The receipts
How We Support Your Career
Nine things you can check for yourself. Every one is the same at Physical Therapy U as it is anywhere else in Highbar.
Under 12 patients a day, one-on-one every session
$15,000+ in professional development in your first 18 months, uncapped after
24 hours of structured, protected mentorship in your first 3 months
A monthly CEH course (Skillz), every month for 12+ years
In-house Orthopedic Residency, Dry Needling I and II, COMT, and specialty SIGs
AI-supported documentation that keeps charting at work
Clinical and leadership pathways, so you grow your own way
Teach and earn: be a CI, mentor, course instructor, or faculty member
A 100% residency board-pass record
One clinical standard
Physical Therapy U Is a Highbar Practice
Physical Therapy U serves Southeastern Massachusetts and the South Coast, delivering accessible, expert physical therapy care. A Highbar Practice, Physical Therapy U operates within the Highbar teaching practice model, investing in its clinicians and its community.
Highbar Physical Therapy runs Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Joint Ventures Physical Therapy runs Boston and MetroWest. Peak Physical Therapy runs the South Shore. Physical Therapy U runs the South Coast. Four names, four maps, one clinical standard
Highbar Physical Therapy
Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts
Where it started
Joint Ventures Physical Therapy
Boston and MetroWest
A Highbar Practice
PEAK PHYSICAL THERAPY
The South Shore
A Highbar Practice
PHYSICAL THERAPY U
The South Coast
YOU ARE HERE
Your career does not restart. If your life takes you north or west, your career does not restart. The mentorship structure, the residency, the credential roadmap, and your seniority follow you to whichever practice is closest to your new front door.
Find the path that fits you
Find the Path That Fits You
Three ways in, three clinics, one standard of care. Tell us where you are and we will introduce you to a Physical Therapy U clinician who started in the same place.
Student or New Grad
Start your outpatient career with structure, not first-job anxiety.
A caseload built for learning: under 12 patients a day, one-on-one every session
A named peer mentor in your clinic from day one
Two protected mentorship hours a week through your first 12 weeks, following a real curriculum
24 hours of dedicated mentorship and dozens of CEH opportunities on your calendar in your first 3 months
Progressive independence as you build confidence
AI-supported documentation so charting does not follow you home
Rotations and new grad roles across all four Highbar Practices, so you can start where you trained and move as your life changes
Experienced PT
For high performers who are done with the productivity treadmill.
Autonomy and one-on-one schedules that protect care quality
Be a clinician and a clinical instructor, mentor, faculty member, or dry needling instructor, and get paid for the teaching
Occupational therapists and strength coaches in the same building, treating the same patients
Clinical pathways in orthopedics, neuro, and strength and conditioning
Leadership and program-building well beyond Clinic Director
A caseload of every age and stage, from eight to ninety-eight
PTA
Same teaching practice, same investment. PTAs here are clinicians, and we build their careers like it.
The same protected mentorship the PTs get, blocked on your calendar rather than squeezed in
The same funded, uncapped professional development and monthly Skillz CEHs
Support toward PTA Advanced Proficiency Pathways, built on mentorship and CE
Room to work across rehab, training, and group programming rather than one narrow lane
A team-first culture where your contribution is visible to the people who make decisions
Caseloads built to protect quality of care, not throughput
Where you'd work
Life at Physical Therapy U
Three clinics, big rooms, and a team that knows every patient by name. The founding idea was to treat people like people rather than patients, and that holds for staff too. Technology takes the administrative load off the day so your hours go to people rather than paperwork.
Where you work is a real part of the decision. Three clinics across Bridgewater, Middleborough, and Buzzards Bay means a short drive, easy parking, and no commute into Boston. Large, well-equipped spaces mean your plan of care is not limited by the room you are standing in.
Our Clinics
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Tell us what you want your career to look like and which of our three clinics fits your commute. We will introduce you to a Physical Therapy U clinician who has walked your path, answer anything before you apply, and get in touch when a role opens that fits. Every inquiry gets a real response within 24 hours.
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In their words
What Our Clinicians Say
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Being a part of this culture means I feel valued as someone's whose experience, contributions and ideas matter. I am surrounded by people who share a mission to create relief in the healthcare world for their patients, which in turn creates a working environment that is sustainable and nurturing for employees. I am grateful for the resources we have to continue my education, provide high-quality patient care, and make meaningful changes in our patients' lives. For these reasons and more, this is why I stay.
Cassie Giannouloudis - PT, DPT
Experienced PT • Middleborough, MA
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When I transitioned into the role of CD, having strong mentors and a supportive team made all the difference in the world. I never felt like I was floundering and could turn to other leaders within PTU for any questions that I had. This support helped the transition to CD feel like a natural progression without adding stress to my daily workflow.
Laura Yeadon - PT, DPT
Clinic Director • Middleborough, MA
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Starting my first job, I quickly realized that mentorship isn't just the scheduled check-ins—it's also the everyday conversations, the questions between patients, and the encouragement along the way. Having both dedicated mentoring time and approachable teammates made those first-job nerves feel much more manageable.
Aidan Crone - PT, DPT
New Grad PT • Middleborough, MA
Ready to Practice at the Top of Your License?
Physical Therapy U is hiring across Southeastern Massachusetts and the South Coast. Highbar is hiring across Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Start wherever you are.