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Physical Therapist Asistant (PTA)

PTA Welcome to the Physical Therapist Assistant Library Guide!

Books

Handbook of physical medicine and rehabilitation

Handbook of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is designed to serve as a real-time clinical manual for rehabilitation providers and trainees. The chapters are written in a concise, evidence-based, and clinically focused manner to provide a meaningful refresher for a practice topic.

Therapeutic exercise for physical therapist assistants

Therapeutic Exercise for Physical Therapist Assistants is a textbook that offers the training you need to fulfill your responsibilities as a physical therapist assistant.

Kriya yoga for self-discovery : practices for deep states of meditation

A detailed guide to the breath-focused meditation practice of Kriya yoga for spiritual growth, inner stillness, and self-realization

PTAexam : the complete study guide

Overview: Utilize our comprehensive academic review and then perfect your skills on five full-length sample exams- more questions than any other review product. Our clinically oriented questions prepare you for the rigor of the actual exam and offer an ideal method to determine your current strengths and weaknesses. An extensive academic review and powerful study tools provide candidates with an ideal opportunity to prepare for the breadth and depth of the current examination.

Clinical case studies across the medical continuum for physical therapists

This book contains twenty medically complex case studies, each with three standalone cases covering three distinct clinical settings, are presented to show medical and physical therapy management throughout the continuum of care. These high-quality case studies cover all the body systems and detail conditions including chronic, neurological, oncologic, and traumatic, which closely mirror cases seen in clinical practice. Each case study includes extensive medical data from an interprofessional team, imaging/diagnostic tests, social history, and physical therapy information. 

eBooks

Physical agents : theory and practice

 

Written specifically for PTAs!Develop the clinical decision-making skills you need to be a successful PTA. This easy-to-follow approach helps you learn how to successfully relate thermal, mechanical, and electrical modalities with specific therapeutic goals while understanding all of the physiologic ramifications. 

Dreeben-Irimia's Introduction to Physical Therapy Practice for Physical Therapist Assistants

Dreeben-Irimia's Introduction to Physical Therapy Practice for Physical Therapist Assistants, Fourth Edition introduces students to the role of the physical therapist assistant in physical therapy care.

Concepts of Evidence Based Practice for the Physical Therapist Assistant

 This text provides the information and skills you need to actively participate in evidence based practice. You’ll enter the world of the clinic with confidence.

Physical Therapy Clinical Handbook For Ptas

 

Physical Therapy Clinical Handbook for PTAs, Second Edition, is a concise and condensed clinical pocket guide designed specifically to help physical therapist assistants and physical therapist assistant students easily obtain helpful evidence-based information.

Role of the Physical Therapist Assistant: Regulations and Responsibilities

 

Be prepared for your new role as a PTA. This is the perfect introduction to the history of the Physical Therapist Assistant and their responsibilities today.