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156 Physical Therapy Assistants found in Virginia BeachMs. Victoria Hawley
Physical Therapy Assistant
2077 S Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA - 23453
757-802-3665
Mrs. Virginia Lynn Broun, LPTA
Physical Therapy Assistant
2260 Kindling Hollow Rd, 1309 Kempsville Rd, Virginia Beach, VA - 23456
757-427-2172
Mrs. Wendy Maria Burton, L.P.T.A.
Physical Therapy Assistant
1049 College Park Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA - 23464
757-420-1485
Wendy Vaiden
Physical Therapy Assistant
3100 Shore Dr, Virginia Beach, VA - 23451
757-496-1100
Yaisa Valenzuela
Physical Therapy Assistant
4560 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA - 23462
757-474-1249
Zachary Mallette
Physical Therapy Assistant
1921 Maple Shade Dr, Virginia Beach, VA - 23453
757-329-2903
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.