2. Understanding Outpatient Therapy
Understanding the types of patients you
will see in an Outpatient clinic.
Understanding PTA duties as an
outpatient therapist and the nature of
their work.
Understanding the treatments used in
outpatient therapy.
3. Outpatient therapy is the evaluation,
treatment, and prevention of physical
disabilities caused by disease or injury for
patients that are not hospitalized
4. Outpatient A patient that is not
hospitalized overnight but who visits a
hospital, clinic, or an associated facility
for diagnosis or treatment.
5. About 40% of PTA’s in America are
working in Hospitals or outpatient offices
of Physical Therapists
6. A PTA working in an outpatient clinic
makes about $37,120 a year
8. Patients involved in an accident
patients with arthritis
Patients with lower back pain
Patients with heart disease
Patients with fractures
Patients with head injuries
Patients that are pregnant