Physical Therapist Assistant - Sandhills Community College

Physical Therapist Assistant from Sandhills Community College is a Campus Associate Physical Therapy degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Careers as a Physical Therapist Assistant Physical therapist assistants help physical therapists provide treatment that improves patient mobility, relieves pain, and prevents or lessens physical disabilities of patients. This might involve exercises, massages, electrical stimulation, paraffin baths, hot and cold packs, traction, and ultrasound. Physical therapist assistants record the patient?s responses to treatment and report the outcome of each treatment to the physical therapist . Employment Prospects Employment of physical therapist assistants and aides is expected to grow by 29 percent over the 2006-16 decade, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. Job prospects for physical therapist assistants are expected to be very good. The increasing number of people who need therapy reflects, in part, the increasing elderly population. Our Program The Physical Therapist Assistant Curriculum at Sandhills Community College prepares graduates to work in direct patient care settings under the supervision of physical therapists . Assistants work to improve or restore function by alleviation or prevention of physical impairment and perform other essential activities in a physical therapy department. Course work includes normal human anatomy and physiology, the consequences of disease or injury, and physical therapy treatment of a variety of patient conditions affecting humans throughout the life span. View more details on Sandhills Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Physical Therapy courses.