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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)”

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.
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.
Confer with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, or coordinating treatment.
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.
Monitor operation of equipment and record use of equipment and administration of treatment.
Perform postural drainage, percussions, or vibrations or teach deep breathing exercises to treat respiratory conditions.
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.
Train patients in the use of orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices.
Assist patients to dress, undress, or put on and remove supportive devices, such as braces, splints, or slings.
Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.
Fit patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices, such as crutches.
Administer active or passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, or heat, light, sound, or electrical modality treatments, such as ultrasound.
Instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
Clean work area and check and store equipment after treatment.
Attend or conduct continuing education courses, seminars, or in-service activities.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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