Arrowroot or arrowroot starch is a powdery product extracted from the roots of the arrowroot plant Maranta arundinaceae. The arrowroot plant is native to South America. It is a small, perennial herb with broad, flat, ovate-shaped leaves and grows to a height of 3 to 5 feet. The root is underground and is a small, cylindrical-shaped, cream-white/light red tuber, covered with thin surface scales. They contain about 23% starch.
Physical therapist assistants made a median salary of $54,410 in 2014. They were compensated the best in the metropolitan areas of Brownsville, Texas; Lakeland, Florida; and Modesto, California.
Physical therapist assistants work under licensed physical therapists (PTs) to help people with physical injuries or illnesses of to regain range of movement and control their pain. Interpersonal Skills: Physical therapist assistants will be working one-on-one with patients every day. 2  They need to like working with people in close situations, be a good communicator and listener. 3  Stamina: Physical therapist assistants may have to lift clients, and spend much of their time on their feet.