Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
The Physical Therapist Assistant Program prepares students to work under the
direction of a physical therapist in a hospital, clinic, rehabilitation unit,
sports-medicine facility, nursing home, extended care facility or pediatric
facility.
Your main responsibility as a physical therapist assistant will be to work
with patients to restore motion, strengthen muscles, improve circulation,
relieve pain, correct deformities and restore physical independence. This
involves the use of physical agents such as light, heat, water, cold, sound and
electricity. Patient mobility is improved by strengthening, balance/coordination
exercises, and gait and transfer training activities.
The program at St. Philip's includes lecture and laboratory courses in
physical therapy science and procedures, and clinical education courses
conducted in settings where physical therapy is provided. Through the labs you
will be exposed to skills such as electrotherapy, thermal agents, therapeutic
exercises, exercise equipment, rehabilitation and functional treatment.
For further information on the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program,
please select a topic of interest from the list below.
Program Topics
Further Information
For further information, please contact
Program Director: Donna Stetz, P.T., M.S.
Email:
dstetz@alamo.edu
Phone:
(210) 486-2051
Office:
CHP 330J