Physical Therapy Assistants in Santa Cruz, California

7 Physical Therapy Assistants found in Santa Cruz

male Physical Therapy Assistant

Brandon Greenfield

Physical Therapy Assistant
548 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA - 95060
831-423-3196

male Physical Therapy Assistant

Eric Johnson-dorian

Physical Therapy Assistant
1115 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz, CA - 95062
831-475-4055

male Physical Therapy Assistant

Mr. Glen Locke, PTA

Physical Therapy Assistant
1115 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz, CA - 95062
831-475-4055

male Physical Therapy Assistant

Jeff Allan Tonelli I

Physical Therapy Assistant
1529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz, CA - 95062
831-458-6230 831-458-6234

female Physical Therapy Assistant

Jessica Gore, PTA

Physical Therapy Assistant
1003 River St Ste C, Santa Cruz, CA - 95060
831-457-1800

male Physical Therapy Assistant

Matthew Dassler

Physical Therapy Assistant
1529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz, CA - 95062
831-458-6230

male Physical Therapy Assistant

Mr. Ryan Thomas Sullivan, PTA

Physical Therapy Assistant
140 Bay St Apt 7, Santa Cruz, CA - 95060
304-695-6707

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.

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