physical therapist assistants

Physical Therapist Directory: Physical Therapist Assistants

A Physical therapy assistant is person who facilitates physical therapists within rehab regarding patients . A psychologist assistants assist patients while exercising, in wearing gear and while starting various therapy processes . The  associate may have to treat individuals associated with incidents , heart-disease , rheumatoid arthritis , bone injuries and so on . He could be furthermore responsible for sustaining the different documents as well as equipment at work . By means of this way , physical rehabilitation assistant adds fantastic support in order to physiotherapist . This occupation is perfect for those individuals which want to help individuals in recuperating to their full well being . These  patients may be paralysis victims , injured players as well as older folks .An actual physical psychologist helper execute various procedures just like electric stimulation , mechanical traction , ultrasound , massage therapy and so on . Every one of these procedures are carried  ...

Which Is a Better Career?

Question by Blank: Which is a better career? Physical Therapy Assistant or Personal Trainer? I’d like to keep my schooling 4 years or less Best answer: Answer by MaryYou can really do both. You do not need a degree for a personal training. You just take a course at your gym. PTA is a 2 year degree. The best source of information is www.apta.org Good luck I am a PT Read more... ...

Career in Animal Physical Therapy?

by Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library Question by Sir Guitarist: Career in Animal Physical Therapy? I’m currently in a college for Exercise Physiology. As soon as I graduate I want to go into Physical Therapy most likely a PhD or Masters program (PhD is pretty what I’ll end up because Masters is less competitive.) I’ve been thinking… is there any colleges for animal physical therapy? Or you need to have a Physical Therapy degree (for humans)? What is the process? I need as much info about it since it’s a new field. I’m interested in it. Read more... ...

Alternate Choices to Physical Therapy as a Career?

Question by zcall27: alternate choices to physical therapy as a career? first going into college i wanted to become a physical therapist. I still do, but my grades really don’t meet up with the such high standards to get in to a good pt school. I would like to stay in a health profession, but really wasn’t sure where to go. ive considered physical therapist assistant, but realistically i wouldn’t make enough money and wouldn’t have room to grow. Also maybe occupational therapist, but i don’t know to much about that. im really open to anything. so don’t be afraid to submit any ideas! Also if you have any personal experience with that job, i would like to know why you like it and why you chose it. Read more... ...

Nursing Care Spinal Cord Injury

...  Care Spinal Cord Injury – Rehab.   New VA clinic expected to open in March New services will include physical therapy, spinal cord injury services for home-based primary care, a stand-alone pharmacy and an optical shop. The clinic also is adding a women's health section to better serve female veterans, Fuehrer said. About 5.4 … Read more on Mansfield News Journal Rehabilitation, Not Just For Injuries Anymore At Fitzgibbon, the team of five physical therapists and six physical therapist assistants provide rehabilitation of sports injuries, stroke, spinal cord injuries, fall prevention, developmental challenges, workers compensation, home health and in … Read more on The Marshall Democrat-News Read ...

Does It Sound Like She Had a Stroke?

Question by fishtail1973: Does it sound like she had a stroke? My mother-in-law is in her early 70’s and had hip replacement in the fall. She had an infection afterwards that required more surgery, but seemed to be getting better with physiotherapy. All of the sudden, a couple of days ago, she apparently slid out of bed (by accident) and couldn’t get up. She spent quite possibly 12 hours on the laying on the floor (she lives alone and has so far refused the idea of living with anyone else). She seemed ok after that, was coherent, ate supper, watched TV and went to bed. The next morning, her daughter went over to check on her and found that she had apparently lost control of her bowels (diarrhea), it was all over the floor, and she had left the tap running in the bathroom and went back to bed. She seemed “out of it” and didn’t initiate conversation; she could answer questions in “yes” or “no” forms, and knew everyone’s name, bu ...

Physiotherapy Stroke Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation Therapy and Intense Physiotherapy

For people recovering from accidents, one of the post accident treatments that are usually suggested is to undergo a physiotherapy session daily for a period of 10 to 15 days. This can be done after the recovering patient has been discharged from the hospital or during the stay in the hospital itself. After the treatment doctors primarily advise the patients to undergo physiotherapy, as it is needed to loosen the joints which have undergone a lot of stress during the accident and also during the treatment. This kind of provided physiotherapy is called rehabilitation therapy. Read more... ...