The goal of the physical therapy aide is to serve as a helpful member of the physical therapy team whose responsibilities are supervised by the physical therapist or the physical therapy assistant. Physical therapy is concern with the improvement of functional abilities in persons with limitations due to pain, disease, or injury. Positions for physical therapy aides exist in all areas of the health care industry, including doctors’ offices, clinics, hospitals, outpatients care providers, assisted living centers and nursing homes.

Course Outline:

• Medical Terminology
• Proper body positions
• Professional ethical behaviors
• Basic ambulatory devices
• Therapeutics exercise
• Role of a Physical Therapy Aide
• Heat treatment
• Functions of major body structures
• Terms related to disease, diagnosis and treatment
• Verbal and nonverbal communication
• Safety
• Principles of infection control

Course work includes 80 clock hours of Theory and 40 clock hours of Clinical over a 7 ½ week period.