Physical Therapists

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1. 01Direct group rehabilitation activities.
2. 02Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
3. 03Discharge patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate follow-up care or referrals.
4. 04Administer treatment involving application of physical agents, using equipment, moist packs, ultraviolet or infrared lamps, or ultrasound machines.
5. 05Refer clients to community resources or services.
6. 06Teach physical therapy students or those in other health professions.
7. 07Conduct or support research and apply research findings to practice.
8. 08Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
9. 09Confer with the patient, medical practitioners, or appropriate others to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.
10. 10Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.
11. 11Obtain patients' informed consent to proposed interventions.
12. 12Test and measure patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.

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