Learn about the history of physical therapy and the role of physical therapy aides with this free online course. This free online Physical Therapy Aides course will introduce you to physical therapy aides and their responsibilities. Injuries are a part of life, but serious injuries can cause long term trauma and prevent patients from living life as they wish. This free online course will give you the skills you need to perform your duty of care to a truly professional level, and help you to help your patients on their road to recovery.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188913 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Define what physical therapy is • Discuss the history of physical therapy • Discuss the difference between a Physical Therapist. Physical Therapy Aide, and a Physical Therapist Assistant • Identify the day to day work of a therapy aide • Explain the purpose of a pain scales • Identify the terms for movement of the patients and describe the movement each term represents • Discuss the general equipment used in physical therapy • Explain what a modality is • Identify the range of motion for different joins in the body |
| Course Code | 1393 |
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