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Physical therapy addresses the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. [3] PTs use an individual's history and physical examination to arrive at a diagnosis and establish a management plan and, when necessary, incorporate the results of laboratory and imaging studies like X-rays, CT-scan, or MRI findings.
Kinesiotherapy or Kinesitherapy or kinesiatrics (kinēsis, "movement"), literally "movement therapy", is the therapeutic treatment of disease by passive and active muscular movements (as by massage) and of exercise. [1] [2] It is the core element of physiotherapy/physical therapy.
A physical therapy practice act is a statute defining the scope and practice of physical therapy within the jurisdiction, ... (CT Gen. Statutes, Ch. 376, Sec. 20.66 ...
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Rehabilitation (neuropsychology), therapy to regain or improve neurocognitive function that has been lost or diminished; Rehabilitation hospital, hospitals devoted to the rehabilitation of patients with various medical conditions; Drug rehabilitation, medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency on substances such as alcohol and drugs
U. S. Physical Therapy Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months Results Declares Quarterly Dividend HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYS: USPH) , a national operator of ...
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. Schedules Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call for Thursday, November 8, 2012 HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYS: USPH) , a ...
Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the late 20th century that sports medicine emerged as a distinct field of health care.