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Role

AI for Physical Therapist Assistants

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Assist physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with state laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist. Generally requires formal training.

Physical Therapist Assistants · O*NET 31-2021.00 · Job Zone 3 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

10 of 30tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

25 matched to the tools physical therapist assistants use. Showing 24.

The tools this job actually uses

30 documented for this occupation. Showing 30, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • eClinicalWorks EHR softwarehot
  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Windowshot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Arena Health Systems Phys-X
  • Beaver Creek Software The THERAPIST
  • Billing software
  • BioEx Systems Exercise Pro
  • Bookkeeping software
  • Client caseload management software
  • dBASE
  • Eazy Application Systems QuickEMR
  • Email software
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Knees Software PT DocTools
  • Laboratory information system LIS
  • Medical condition coding software
  • PhysioTools Tools RG
  • Rehab Documentation Company ReDoc Suite
  • Scheduling software
  • SpectraSoft AppointmentsPRO
  • SpectraSoft DocuPRO
  • Summit Software CarePoint
  • TherAssist
  • Video game software
  • Virtual reality game software

What this job involves

21 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 21.

  1. Instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
  2. Document patient information, such as notes on their progress.
  3. Observe patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provide results to physical therapist in person or through progress notes.
  4. Instruct patients in proper body mechanics and in ways to improve functional mobility, such as aquatic exercise.
  5. Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.
  6. Confer with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, or coordinating treatment.
  7. Administer active or passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, or heat, light, sound, or electrical modality treatments, such as ultrasound.
  8. Transport patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements.
  9. Clean work area and check and store equipment after treatment.
  10. Communicate with or instruct caregivers or family members on patient therapeutic activities or treatment plans.
  11. Measure patients' range-of-joint motion, body parts, or vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.
  12. Train patients in the use of orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices.
  13. Monitor operation of equipment and record use of equipment and administration of treatment.
  14. Prepare treatment areas and electrotherapy equipment for use by physiotherapists.
  15. Administer traction to relieve neck or back pain, using intermittent or static traction equipment.
  16. Assist patients to dress, undress, or put on and remove supportive devices, such as braces, splints, or slings.
  17. Attend or conduct continuing education courses, seminars, or in-service activities.
  18. Fit patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices, such as crutches.
  19. Perform postural drainage, percussions, or vibrations or teach deep breathing exercises to treat respiratory conditions.
  20. Perform clerical duties, such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, or filling out forms.
  21. Perform therapeutic wound care.
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