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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)”

Communicate with or instruct caregivers or family members on patient therapeutic activities or treatment plans.
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.
Administer traction to relieve neck or back pain, using intermittent or static traction equipment.
Attend or conduct continuing education courses, seminars, or in-service activities.
Perform postural drainage, percussions, or vibrations or teach deep breathing exercises to treat respiratory conditions.
Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.
Perform clerical duties, such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, or filling out forms.
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.
Clean work area and check and store equipment after treatment.
Fit patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices, such as crutches.
Monitor operation of equipment and record use of equipment and administration of treatment.
Assist patients to dress, undress, or put on and remove supportive devices, such as braces, splints, or slings.
Instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
Prepare treatment areas and electrotherapy equipment for use by physiotherapists.
Transport patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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