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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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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