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Are you comfortable with giving patients instruction on how to perform an exercise?

"I am comfortable giving instruction to patients. My Physical Therapist relies on me to provide instruction after the session so he can move on to the next patient."

As a Physical Therapist Assistant you are right along side the patient working through their treatment plan. Being able to give clear and precise instructions is important in your job. Patients look to you to be the subject matter expert and to know exactly how to help them perform the required exercises.

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Anonymous Answer

I've had previous experience as a personal trainer, so cueing patients on proper exercise technique is second nature to me.

Rachelle's Feedback

Fantastic! Your experience as a personal trainer will be highly valuable in your PTA career as well. You sound very confident and capable. To expand your answer a little further, you may consider including details on how many approx people you have trained, in what type of setting, etc.

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