CGTC PTA Student Program

Many of my classmates have had varying educational experiences while in our clinical rotations. Today, I was able to watch 5 surgeries: 1) Total Knee Arthroplasty, 2) Elbow Mass Extraction, 3) Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair, 4) ORIF Bimalleolar Ankle Fracture, and 5) Hip Abductor Repair and Debridement. It was amazing and I learned so much!

Congratulations on PTA class of 2022 on finishing summer semester! Only 2 clinical rotations to go and then graduation in December!

Our class with Goose!

Our class got a visit from Boland Prosthetic & Orthotic Center and got to meet Goose, a dog with prosthetics. We learned a lot!

PT/PTAs work with amputee and other patients who use prosthetics/orthotics to aid them with their stability and mobility.

Happy Birthday to SPTA Chip!

We always have a roaring good time in class!!!

Speaking of dinosaurs...Did you know that "NC museum housed the world's only 100% complete T. Rex skeleton in unprecedented detail" ? A complete T. Rex has approximately 380 bones.

Do you know how many bones HUMANS have??? Answer in the comments below.

https://myfox8.com/news/nc-museum-to-welcome-worlds-only-100-complete-t-rex-skeleton-in-unprecedented-detail/

One of the things that makes the physical therapy assistant program cool is that we have our own pool! Today we learned aquatic therapy techniques to help patients with neurological problems.

Today we finished our In-Service projects for the end of our 1st clinical rotation.

We learned about Kinesio Taping. It is used to reduce pain, support joints, help with swelling, activate/deactivate muscles, mimic the elasticity of human muscle, promote healing, and help with the stability of muscles. It is often used with shin splints, tennis elbow, & patellofemoral syndrome.

The Class of 2022 is very excited to begin our first clinical rotation.