Virginia Leigh Hightower, PTA - Newport, TN

Virginia Leigh Hightower, PTA

Physical Therapy Assistant in Newport, Tennessee

NPI 1295225332

Virginia Leigh Hightower is a Physical Therapy Assistant based in Birmingham, TN. Virginia Leigh Hightower practices in Newport, TN and has the professional credentials of PTA. The NPI Number for Virginia Leigh Hightower is 1295225332 and holds a License No. 6788 (Tennessee).

The current practice location address for Virginia Leigh Hightower is 112 Newport Towne Ctr, Newport, TN and can be reached out via phone at 423-623-2890 and via fax at 423-623-2924.

Location: 112 Newport Towne Ctr, Newport, TN, 35242-5424

NPI Number

1295225332

Provider Name

Virginia Leigh Hightower

Credential

PTA

Provider Entity Type

Individual

Gender

Female

Address

112 Newport Towne Ctr, Newport, TN, 35242-5424

Phone Number

423-623-2890

Fax Number

423-623-2924

Provider Enumeration Date

05/15/2018

Last Update Date

03/10/2024

Address

112 Newport Towne Ctr

City

Newport

State

Tennessee

Zip

37821-7360

Phone Number

423-623-2890

Fax Number

423-623-2924

Address

112 Newport Towne Ctr

City

Newport

State

Tennessee

Zip

37821-7360

Phone Number

423-623-2890

Fax Number

423-623-2924

Type

Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

Classification

Physical Therapy Assistant

Speciality

Taxonomy

225200000X

License No.

6788 (Tennessee)

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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