Physical Therapy
Physical therapy – the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of physical disability, injury or disease using physical and mechanical means, including but not limited to, heat, cold, light, air, water, sound, electricity, massage, mobilization and therapeutic exercise with or without assistive devices. This includes the performance and interpretation of tests and measurements to assess pathopsychological, pathomechanical and developmental deficits of human systems to determine treatment and assist in diagnosis and prognosis. Last Updated:
July 15, 2010