Physical Therapy Aide

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Physical Therapy Aide Career Resources

Career Resources include sites that specifically relate to your career as a physical therapy aide. Find organizations to join and increase your networking abilities. Many of these organizations and associations have their own newsletters or magazines, job databases, and certification exams. You will also find links to other relevant web sites for your physical therapy aide career and books, software or journals that can help as you build your professional knowledge.

Explore online resources below in the following categories:

Physical Therapy Aide and Related Associations

American Physical Therapy Association • A great resource for information on patient care, practice administration, coding and billing information, and new and publications focusing on physical therapy

American Physical Therapy Association Section on Pediatrics • Learn more about physical therapy for children

Physical Therapy Aide Resources

The Student Doctor Network • Find resources that pertain to your area of focus

Source 1 Medical • View the latest equipment and supplies being used in physical therapy

Move Forward • Information for both patients and health professionals on physical therapy, including benefits of therapy and the symptoms present with certain conditions

American Medical Association Atlas of the Body

Discoveryhealth.com Human Body Atlas • Interactive body atlas for common diseases and disorders

Job Resources for the Physical Therapy Aide Career

Career Builder • Find available job openings and offers on this site

Simply Hired • Search for physical therapy aide jobs from around the country

Indeed Job Forum • Search for physical therapy aide jobs by keyword, job title or company in your city or state

Advance for Healthcare Careers • Another site that allows you to search available job offers in the healthcare field as a Physical Therapy Aide

Books and Journals for the Physical Therapy Aide Profession

Amazon.com • Check out the various titles available by typing “Physical Therapy Aide” into the search bar

Physical Therapy Journal • Official journal of the American Physical Therapy Association, featuring the latest research and practices in the field

Inside the Living Body • This DVD, produced by National Geographic, takes you on an amazing journey of the human body

Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics • Site allows you to purchase online journal content by article

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy • A peer-reviewed journal for physical therapists and others in the healthcare and research communities to advance musculoskeletal and sports-related best practice