Physical Therapy Assistants in Springfield, Illinois

Physical Therapy Assistants
female pta
Mrs. Tamara Denise Werries, P.T.A.

    Physical Therapy Assistant
701 N 1st St, Springfield, IL 62781
217-788-3300     217-788-5546
female pta
Ms. Tara Sue Wynn, PTA

    Physical Therapy Assistant
3631 S 6th St, Springfield, IL 62703
217-535-3685    
female pta
Theresa Walz, P.T.A.

    Physical Therapy Assistant
800 E Carpenter St, Springfield, IL 62769
217-544-6464    
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Physical Therapy Assistants are individual who works under the supervision of a physical therapist to assist him or her in providing physical therapy services. A physical therapy assistant may, for instance, help patients follow an appropriate exercise program that will increase their strength, endurance, coordination, and range of motion and train patients to perform activities of daily life.
PTA's are skilled health care providers who are graduates of a physical therapist assistant associate degree program accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education or Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. They assists the physical therapist in providing physical therapy. The supervising physical therapist is directly responsible for the actions of the physical therapist assistant. The PTA performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist.
Duties of the PTA include assisting the physical therapist in implementing treatment programs, training patients in exercised and activities of daily living, conducting treatments, and reporting to the physical therapist on the patient's responses. In addition to direct patient care, the PTA may also perform such functions as patient transport, and clinic or equipment preparation and maintenance. Currently more than half of all states require PTAs to be licensed, registered or certified.