![]() ![]() Therapists working in seating clinics that do not employ therapist assistants also expressed their desire to have the support of a therapist assistant. ![]() Many community therapists replied to me that they do not work with rehabilitation assistants, but wish that there was the opportunity to do so. In reviewing the emails I received from occupational therapists and physiotherapists on the topic of rehab assistants in relation to wheelchairs, I started to notice common themes. For the purposes of this article, the terms occupational therapist assistant/physiotherapist assistant (OTA/PTA), therapist assistant, rehabilitation assistant and rehab assistant will be used interchangeably. In order to fully address the topic, I sought feedback from therapists working in different practice settings and provinces and conducted a literature search on therapist assistants and wheelchairs. What a great topic! Having worked in a number of different clinical settings prior to joining Sunrise Medical, my personal experience has been that the role of the therapist assistant with respect to wheelchair provision varies depending upon the practice setting and the size of the institution or agency in which one works. Recently, a therapist provided a suggestion to me to write a Clinical Corner article on the role of the therapist assistant in wheelchair provision, from referral to discharge. ![]()
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