Physical Therapy Aide Program

If you enjoy helping others and want to join a booming field, this is it. Physical therapy is one of today’s fastest growing health care careers. The growing elderly population will require a wide range of therapeutic services. In addition, the longer life expectancies of trauma victims have increased the demand for physical therapy and rehabilitation services.

Do you know how to steer a wheelchair up a curb? Could you safely transfer a patient from wheelchair to bed? Can you predict how osteoarthritis of the hip affects gait? How does an ultrasound machine work? Would you recommend using cold or heat therapy to reduce swelling and inflammation? Our comprehensive training will give you the answers to these and much more in fascinating, step-by-step detail.

Among the service industries, health care support occupations are expected to grow the fastest, 34.5 percent, adding 1.1 million new jobs by 2012.

There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Soon, you could be working alongside medical professionals and contributing in an important way to patients’ comfort, treatment and swift recovery. Enjoyable, practical distance education training from Ashworth University makes learning physical therapy easy.

Enroll online today in Ashworth University's Physical Therapy Aide distance education program.