Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain...

A Doctor of Physical Therapy or Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT) degree is a qualifying degree in physical therapy. In the United States, it is considered...

Physical therapy education varies greatly from country to country. Worldwide, physical therapy training ranges from basic work site education in hospitals...

Master of Physical Therapy (MPT or MSPT) is a post baccalaureate degree conferred upon successful completion of an accredited physical therapy professional...

University of Colorado Physical Therapy Program (CU Physical Therapy or CU PT) is administered by the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation...

Athletico Physical Therapy is an Oak Brook, Illinois-based chain offering orthopedic rehabilitation originally founded in 1991 by physical therapist Mark...

Pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) is a specialty area within physical therapy focusing on the rehabilitation of muscles in the pelvic floor after injury...

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a U.S-based individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical therapists...

rehabilitation therapy by family therapy by education by psychoeducation by information therapy by speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, vision...

occupational therapy assistants (OTAs). While OTs and OTAs have different roles, they both work with people who want to improve their mental and or physical health...

Manual therapy, or manipulative therapy, is a physical treatment primarily used by physical therapists (a.k.a. physiotherapists), occupational therapists...

shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a treatment using powerful acoustic pulses which is mostly used to treat kidney stones and in physical therapy and orthopedics...

techniques were combined with physical therapy, there was a change in symptoms compared to the use of physical therapy alone. When targeting the cervical...

The history of physical therapy in the Philippines relates how physical therapy started in the Philippines and how it evolved as a profession through three...

acquisition and motor learning; methods of rehabilitation, such as physical and occupational therapy; and sport and exercise physiology. Studies of human and animal...

occupational therapy, and is one of the reasons for which selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are used as a management for the condition. Physical injury...

Physical therapy for canines adapts human physical therapy techniques to increase function and mobility of joints and muscles in animals. Animal rehabilitation...

Equine-assisted therapy (EAT) encompasses a range of treatments that involve activities with horses and other equines to promote human physical and mental...

of Adding Traction to Physical Therapy-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials". Physical Therapy. 98 (4): 231–242. doi:10...

take several years. While a number of treatments, such as NSAIDs, physical therapy, steroids, and injecting the shoulder at high pressure, may be tried...

assist transmission of the ultrasonic waves. Therapeutic ultrasound in physical therapy is alternating compression and rarefaction of sound waves with a frequency...

would get wet. In the UK, plimsolls are commonly worn for school indoor physical education. Regional terms are common: around their area of origin (Liverpool...

evidence. A low-salt diet, diuretics, and corticosteroids may be tried. Physical therapy may help with balance and counselling may help with anxiety. Injections...

dependence on personal assistance. Physical and occupational therapy have overlapping areas of expertise; however, physical therapy focuses on joint range of motion...

Common treatments for pelvic floor dysfunction are surgery, medication, physical therapy and lifestyle modifications. The term "pelvic floor dysfunction" has...

AS. Treatments may include medication, exercise, physical therapy, and surgery. Medication therapy focuses on relieving the pain and other symptoms of...

nonsurgical or surgical. Nonsurgical interventions include drugs, physical therapy, and spinal injections. Spinal decompression is the main surgical intervention...

Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality...

The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) is the agency recognized by the United States Department of Education for granting...

illness, or injury. Services may include physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech-language therapy. Nursing homes also offer other services,...