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8 Physical Therapy Assistants found in Palm DesertBradley Steven Rankin, PTA
Physical Therapy Assistant
36867 Cook St Ste 103, Palm Desert, CA - 92211
800-489-6905
Jessica Carlos, PTA
Physical Therapy Assistant
41555 Cook St Ste 130, Palm Desert, CA - 92211
760-837-0033
Koriann Varner, PTA
Physical Therapy Assistant
41555 Cook St Ste 130, Palm Desert, CA - 92211
760-837-0033
Lauren Beth Hutchins, PTA
Physical Therapy Assistant
39830 Portola Ave, Palm Desert, CA - 92260
760-972-4580
Maria Teresa Martinez Sagun
Physical Therapy Assistant
73895 Shadow Mountain Dr Apt 2, Palm Desert, CA - 92260
760-972-8670
Mr. Michael Kenneth Butler, P.T.A
Physical Therapy Assistant
77804 Wildcat Dr, Palm Desert, CA - 92211
760-200-1719 760-200-5514
Richard Kevin Gardner, PTA
Physical Therapy Assistant
44610 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert, CA - 92260
760-776-7720
Robin Davis, PTA
Physical Therapy Assistant
42080 State St Ste A, Palm Desert, CA - 92211
760-568-2894 760-346-4179
About Physical Therapy Assistants: Physical Therapy Assistants: re 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.