AHPT 101 — Physical Therapist Assisting I / Lab
This is the first of two sequential skills and procedures courses in the PTA program. The following topics are covered: basic principles and procedures of physical therapy; basic patient care skills; infection control and isolation precautions; edema and wound management; use of assistive devices; architectural and environmental barriers; introduction to pain theories and conditions, pain assessment; and physiological principles, and application of hydro therapy, thermo and cryo physical agents with indications and contraindications; development of appropriate and concise medical documentation; introduction to discharge planning and cultural competence.