The auxiliary health profession by which PHYSICAL THERAPISTS make use of PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES to prevent, correct, and alleviate movement dysfunction of anatomic or physiological origin.

Annotation

use for the specialty only; use MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS or PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES or their specifics for therapy

DUI

D026761 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0378771

Previous indexing

Physical Therapy Techniques (1963-2001)

History note

2012 (1963)

Public note

2012; see PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY) 2002-2011, see PHYSICAL THERAPY 1963-2001