Physical & Occupational Therapy in Hickory, NC

There are 152 licensed therapists registered in Hickory. The two most common licence types are physical therapist (79) and occupational therapist (57).

Among the 294 places in North Carolina big enough for the comparison to hold — at least a thousand residents, and a resident population that matches who is registered there — Hickory ranks 38th by providers per resident.

A figure well above the median usually means more choice and shorter waits than most of North Carolina — 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 510 places in North Carolina with at least one registered provider, Hickory ranks 15th by count.

Just over half of the licensed therapists here — 58% — 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.