physical therapy aide
Recovery exercise helper
A physical therapy aide is a support worker who assists physical therapists and physical therapy assistants with non-clinical tasks.
Aides help prepare treatment areas, transport patients, set up equipment, and handle administrative duties.
Unlike licensed physical therapy assistants, aides work under direct supervision and don't provide hands-on therapeutic treatment: The physical therapy aide cleaned the exercise mats between patients.
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- exercisesActivities for fitness
- home exercisesPhysical activity done domestically
- cool-down stretchesPost-exercise flexibility routine
clinic · patients · patient care · hands-on help · recovery · wheelchair · crutches · massage · heat packs · ultrasound · resistance bands · mobility · injury · muscles · joints · range of motion · parallel bars · ice packs
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Treats movement and mobility issues
DPT · attending physician · physiatrist · medical director · orthopedic surgeon
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Professional treating psychological concerns
psychotherapist · psychiatrist · behavioral therapist · cognitive therapist · speech therapist
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