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Job Description

Assist physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with State laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist. Generally requires formal training.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 31-2021.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 56,850.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 27.00
Currently, there are 85,580 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Physical Therapist Assistants”.

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Tasks for “Physical Therapy Technician (Physical Therapy Tech)”

Fit patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices, such as crutches.
Attend or conduct continuing education courses, seminars, or in-service activities.
Train patients in the use of orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices.
Confer with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, or coordinating treatment.
Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.
Administer active or passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, or heat, light, sound, or electrical modality treatments, such as ultrasound.
Measure patients' range-of-joint motion, body parts, or vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.
Perform clerical duties, such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, or filling out forms.
Prepare treatment areas and electrotherapy equipment for use by physiotherapists.
Communicate with or instruct caregivers or family members on patient therapeutic activities or treatment plans.
Transport patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements.
Administer traction to relieve neck or back pain, using intermittent or static traction equipment.
Perform postural drainage, percussions, or vibrations or teach deep breathing exercises to treat respiratory conditions.
Monitor operation of equipment and record use of equipment and administration of treatment.
Observe patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provide results to physical therapist in person or through progress notes.
Clean work area and check and store equipment after treatment.
Instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
Assist patients to dress, undress, or put on and remove supportive devices, such as braces, splints, or slings.

Related Technology & Tools

Continuous passive motion CPM equipment
Hi-lo manipulation tables
Resistive exercise bands
Therapeutic treadmill exercisers
High-voltage Galvanic stimulation machines
Posture grids
Wheelchairs
Whirlpool therapy baths
Reflex hammers
Balance beams
Back braces
Functional electrical stimulation FES equipment
Front-wheel walkers
Ultrasound machines
Blood pressure cuffs
Exercise trampolines
Safety gloves
Knee braces
Hydrotherapy pools
Lavage hydrotherapy equipment
Patient positioning devices
Standing tables
Digital cameras
Tilt tables
Platform walkers
Pelvic traction equipment
Cervical traction equipment
Hand grips
Desktop computers
Ergometers
Surgical masks
Hemi walkers
Interferential electrical stimulation machines
Personal computers
Below-the-knee prosthetics
Portable oxygen equipment
Safety goggles
Single point canes
Therapeutic hot packs
Swiss exercise balls
Plumb lines
Gait belts
Cardiac monitors
Stationary bicycles
Inclinometers
Goniometers
Notebook computers
Pulse oximeters
Ultraviolet UV phototherapy lamps
Hoyer lifts
Protective gowns
Stretchers
Cold packs
Lower-body isokinetic machines
Medicine balls
Parallel bars
Body-fat calipers
Tablet computers
Sacro-illiac joint lumbar corsets
Medical nasal cannulae
Electromyographs EMG
Total lift chairs
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
Standing cages
Quad canes
Ankle-foot orthotics
Pick-up walkers
Powder boards
Massage equipment
Automated external defibrillators AED
Short wave diathermy devices
Mechanical percussors
Iontopheresis equipment
Above-the-knee prosthetics
Sequential compression devices
Splints
Arm prosthetics
Crutches
Digital video cameras
Sliding boards
Balance boards
Reciprocating walkers
Slings
Free weights
Wrist splints
Paraffin baths
Mechanical stethoscopes
Rotating bed
Reachers
Upper-body isokinetic machines
Intermittent compression units

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