Physical & Occupational Therapy in Athens, AL

Athens has 50 licensed therapists with a registered practice address, across 4 licence types.

Among the 207 places in Alabama big enough for the comparison to hold — at least a thousand residents, and a resident population that matches who is registered there — Athens ranks 61st by providers per resident.

A figure well above the median usually means more choice and shorter waits than most of Alabama — though supply is not the same as availability. Plenty of providers in a well-served area are full, out of network, or private-pay only.

Of the 289 places in Alabama with at least one registered provider, Athens ranks 27th by count.

By licence type the breakdown is physical therapist (39), occupational therapist (8), orthopedic physical therapist (2), geriatric physical therapist (1), with 0 further types making up the remainder.

Just over half of the licensed therapists here — 78% — hold the same licence, physical therapist. Where one type dominates like this, the practical question is less which letters someone has than whether they work with what you are bringing to them.

One caveat on reading these numbers: the registry records where a provider registered an address, not where they see clients day to day, and addresses are not always kept current. It also says nothing about whether someone is taking new clients.