Physical Therapy Assistants in Illinois

2585 Physical Therapy Assistants found in Illinois

male Physical Therapy Assistant

Zachary Pirc

Physical Therapy Assistant
11830 S Route 59 Ste 100, Plainfield, IL - 60585
815-230-8130 815-230-8131

female Physical Therapy Assistant

Mrs. Zalak Ashiq Kumar

Physical Therapy Assistant
307 Riley Dr Apt 3, Bloomington, IL - 61701
405-612-7370

female Physical Therapy Assistant

Ms. Zibute Pranckevicius, PTA

Physical Therapy Assistant
6775 Prosperi Dr, Tinley Park, IL - 60477
708-429-1260 708-429-6622

female Physical Therapy Assistant

Zulima Cerda, PTA

Physical Therapy Assistant
1611 W Harrison St Ste 107, Chicago, IL - 60612
708-236-2600

female Physical Therapy Assistant

Zuzana Kotalova

Physical Therapy Assistant
7421 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL - 60634
773-814-3678

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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