LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES is a physical therapy assistant in Cherryville, NC. The provider is (1)Physical therapist assistants are skilled health care providers who are graduates of a physical therapist assistant associate degree program accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education or Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, who assists the physical therapist in providing physical therapy. The supervising physical therapist is directly responsible for the actions of the physical therapist assistant. The PTA performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist. Duties of the PTA include assisting the physical therapist in implementing treatment programs, training patients in exercised and activities of daily living, conducting treatments, and reporting to the physical therapist on the patient's responses. In addition to direct patient care, the PTA may also perform such functions as patient transport, and clinic or equipment preparation and maintenance. Currently more than half of all states require PTAs to be licensed, registered or certified. (2) An individual who works under the supervision of a physical therapist to assist him or her in providing physical therapy services. A physical therapy assistant may, for instance, help patients follow an appropriate exercise program that will increase their strength, endurance, coordination, and range of motion and train patients to perform activities of daily life. LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES NPI is 1831523570. The provider is registered as an organization entity type and is a multi-specialty group.
The provider's business location address is:
111 HARRILSON RD
CHERRYVILLE, NC
ZIP 28021-541
Phone: (704) 435-0108
Fax: (704) 435-4982
The provider's authorized official is Maria Pruitt .
The authorized official title is Rd and has the following contact phone number (704) 435-0108.
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 8/29/2013 and was last updated on 8/29/2013.