1. Jordan McKittrick

2. Pediatric Physical Therapist
Assistants
 These therapists are specialized in the
management of infants, children, and
adolescents with a variety of
developmental, skeletal, or acquired
disorders/diseases.

3. Objectives:
 Percentage of PTA’s in Pediatrics
 Salary
 Types of Patients and Treatments
 Type of Training Needed

4. Percentage of Pediatric
PTA’s
Out of 90,000 active physical therapists
in the U.S. Only 3% work in schools

5. Salary
 Physical Therapist Assistant’s salary in a
Pediatric-school setting can range from
$25,000- $40,000; depending on years
of experience.

6. Treatments
Treatments focus on improving:
 motor skills
 balance and coordination
 strength and endurance
 cognitive and sensory
processing

7. A Few of the Types of Patients
include children with:
 Cerebral Palsy: Disorder characterized
by partial paralysis due to brain damage
during prenatal development or during
childbirth.
 Spina Bifida: A birth defect in which the
backbone and spinal canal do not close
before birth.
 Torticollis: When the head is tipped to
one side, while the chin is turned to the
other.

8. Spina Bifida
Torticollis
Cerebral Palsy

9. Job Training
 A bachelor’s degree in physical therapy
is the current minimum education
requirement for this profession.

10. Resources
 http://www.personnelcenter.org/pdf/physicalther
ap.pdf
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 http://www.buzzle.com/articles/physical-therapy-
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