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2025-2026 Vincennes University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Vincennes University Catalog

PTAS 110 - Physical Therapist Assisting I


5 hrs (Sem I)
This is the first of a four-semester sequence in which ethics, documentation and pay sources are discussed. Concepts of rehabilitation, our overview of the medical spectrum, and basic physical therapy interventions are presented. Selected data collection techniques, patient handling, massage, body mechanics, and the study of movement are discussed. 3 lecture hours, 6 laboratory hours.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Physical Therapist Assisting Program.