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Diploma in Physical Therapy Aide
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.
Diploma in Physical Therapy Aide
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.
Introduction to Physical Therapy
This module introduces you to physical therapy including the history of physical therapy and the difference between a physical therapist and a physical therapy aide.
Career Opportunities and Skill Sets
Medical Terminology
Treatment of Common Medical Disorders
Diploma in Physical Therapy Aide - First Assessment
Basic Structure and Function of the Human Body
Turning and Positioning the Patient
Therapeutic Exercises, Agents and Modalities
Diploma in Physical Therapy Aide - Second Assessment
Course assessment
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