Responsibilities of Physical Therapy Assistant
July 16th, 2010 . by adminTherapeutic exercise and therapeutic massage are two of the most common things needed by patients especially if they came from an accident that brought those fractures, stroke and other injuries. Patients who have arthritis, celebral palsy, heart disease and other diseases are also handled by a Physical Therapy Assistant. They basically support patients during rehabilitation and sometimes use some supportive devices like leg braces and crutches. While assisting the patients, they are also observing the patient’s improvement and records the data. There are also some of them who will be assigned to do clerical duties like answering calls, arranging some medical forms, ordering some medical supplies and more.