Course Description
Diploma in Physical Therapy Aide
Alison
This free online diploma course shows you how to support the treatment of physical therapy patients as an assistant. This course teaches you how to help patients improve their mobility and manage pain and other chronic conditions. A physical therapist aide plays an essential role in helping patients recover from injuries. This course identifies the function of different parts of the human body and provides techniques to help them to recover and strengthen. Physical therapists require these skills and we explain how aides support them in this important work.
Course Code | 1405 |
College Name | Alison |
Course Category | Business, Health Care, Healthcare Management, Healthcare Management |
Course Type | Online Learning |
Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
Course Location | Online Course |
Delivery mode | |
Course Fee | Free |
Course Duration | 5-6 hours |
Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Outline the history of physical therapy • List the different facilities in which a physical therapy aide can work • Explain the terms for positions and orientation of the patient and describe those positions • Identify the range of motion for different joints in the body • Describe neurological illnesses that physical therapy can help alleviate • Discuss different methods for transferring a patient to and from chairs, beds, wheelchairs, etc • Employ equipment to assist with gait training • Identify the correct body mechanics for lifting activities |
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