Heather Thornton, PTA - Coldwater, MI

Heather Thornton, PTA

Physical Therapy Assistant in Coldwater, Michigan

NPI 1245498625

Heather Thornton is a Physical Therapy Assistant based in Coldwater, MI. Heather Thornton practices in Coldwater, MI and has the professional credentials of PTA. The NPI Number for Heather Thornton is 1245498625 and holds a License No. (Michigan).

The current practice location address for Heather Thornton is 398 N Willowbrook Rd, Coldwater, MI and can be reached out via phone at 517-279-2601 and via fax at 517-279-2585.

Location: 398 N Willowbrook Rd, Coldwater, MI, 49036-8847

NPI Number

1245498625

Provider Name

Heather Thornton

Credential

PTA

Provider Entity Type

Individual

Gender

Female

Address

398 N Willowbrook Rd, Coldwater, MI, 49036-8847

Phone Number

517-279-2601

Fax Number

517-279-2585

Provider Enumeration Date

06/02/2008

Last Update Date

03/09/2024

Address

398 N Willowbrook Rd

City

Coldwater

State

Michigan

Zip

49036-8847

Phone Number

517-279-2601

Fax Number

517-279-2585

Address

398 N Willowbrook Rd

City

Coldwater

State

Michigan

Zip

49036-8847

Phone Number

517-279-2601

Fax Number

517-279-2585

Type

Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

Classification

Physical Therapy Assistant

Speciality

Taxonomy

225200000X

License No.

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Definition

(1)Physical therapist assistants are skilled health care providers who are graduates of a physical therapist assistant associate degree program accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education or Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, who assists the physical therapist in providing physical therapy. The supervising physical therapist is directly responsible for the actions of the physical therapist assistant. The PTA performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist. Duties of the PTA include assisting the physical therapist in implementing treatment programs, training patients in exercised and activities of daily living, conducting treatments, and reporting to the physical therapist on the patient's responses. In addition to direct patient care, the PTA may also perform such functions as patient transport, and clinic or equipment preparation and maintenance. Currently more than half of all states require PTAs to be licensed, registered or certified. (2) An individual who works under the supervision of a physical therapist to assist him or her in providing physical therapy services. A physical therapy assistant may, for instance, help patients follow an appropriate exercise program that will increase their strength, endurance, coordination, and range of motion and train patients to perform activities of daily life.

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