Iowa Department of Education

Physical Therapy is the branch of science that deals with the evaluation and treatment of human capabilities and impairments, including:

1. Evaluation of individuals with impairments in order to determine a diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of therapeutic treatment and intervention, and to assess the ongoing effects of intervention
2. Use of the effective properties of physical agents and modalities, including but not limited to mechanical and electrotherapeutic devices, heat, cold, air, light, water, electricity, and sound, to prevent, correct, minimize, or alleviate an impairment
3. Use of therapeutic exercises to prevent, correct, minimize, or alleviate an impairment
4. Use of rehabilitative procedures to prevent, correct, minimize, or alleviate an impairment, including but not limited to the following procedures: Manual therapy, including soft-tissue and joint mobilization and manipulation; Therapeutic massage; Prescription, application, and fabrication of assistive, adaptive, orthotic, prosthetic, and supportive devices and equipment; Airway clearance techniques; Integumentary protection and repair techniques; and Debridement and wound care;
5. Interpretation of performances, tests, and measurements
6. The establishment and modification of physical therapy programs
7. The establishment and modification of treatment planning
8. The establishment and modification of consultive services
9. The establishment and modification of instructions to the patient, including but not limited to functional training relating to movement and mobility;
10. Participation, administration and supervision attendant to physical therapy and educational programs and facilities.

(Iowa Code Chapter 645--200.1(147)

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