This educational program is designed to prepare students, under the supervision of a physical therapist, to implement physical therapy treatment care plans, train patients, use equipment, observe record patient progress, and conduct treatment interventions. This program frequently includes in depth instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, principles and procedures of physical therapy, applied kinesiology, basic neurology and orthopedics, documentation skills, physical therapy modalities, psychosocial aspects of health care, working with orthotics and prostheses, electrotherapy, wound and injury care, and professional and personal ethics.
Below are colleges and universities providing majors, degrees, and training programs in Physical Therapy Assisting.
- Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA
- Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR
- Black Hawk College Moline, IL
- Carl Albert State College Poteau, OK
- Clarkson College Omaha, NE
- Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
- Dixie State College St. George, UT
- Finlandia University Hancock, MI
- Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI
- Harcum College Bryn Mawr, PA
- Idaho State University Pocatello, ID
- Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
- Kaskaskia College Centralia, IL
- Kilgore College Kilgore, TX
- Lake Land College Mattoon, IL
- Louisiana College Pineville, LA
- Marion Technical College Marion, OH
- Mercyhurst College Erie, PA
- North Central Missouri College Trenton, MO
- North Idaho College Coeur d’Alene, ID
- Ocean County College Toms River, NJ
- Ohlone College Fremont, CA
- Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA
- Roane State Community College Harriman, TN
- Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA
- San Juan College Farmington, NM
- South Texas College McAllen, TX
- St. Catherine University Saint Paul, MN
- State Fair Community College Sedalia, MO
- Tarrant County College Fort Worth, TX
- Touro College New York, NY
- University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
- University of St. Francis Fort Wayne, IN
- Vincennes University Vincennes, IN
- Washburn University Topeka, KS
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