Physical therapist assistants (PTAs) work as part of a dynamic healthcare team. Assistants help physical therapists maintain therapy facilities and monitor patient progress, while also helping patients by assisting them on difficult movements and instructing them on how to use walking aids.hysical therapist assistants (PTAs) work as part of a dynamic healthcare team. Assistants help physical therapists maintain therapy facilities and monitor patient progress, while also helping patients by assisting them on difficult movements and instructing them on how to use walking aids.
The eyes are not only windows to the soul - but to your general health. If you are ill, or just under the weather, the first place it's likely to show is in your eyes. Amy Anderson spoke to Professor Alistair Fielder, ophthalmologist at Imperial College, London, to find out what signs to look for.
âThere are tiny muscles inside your eyeball that change the shape of your eyeâs lens in order to bring whatever youâre seeing into focus,â Dunaief explains. After hours of sitting in front of your computer screen, those muscles can grow tired from focusing on a single fixed point. âIn some cases, those muscles become so fatigued that your eyes can no longer focus,â Dunaief adds. He says research has also shown that when reading or working online, people tend to blink less.