OverviewSortsSpecialtyAreasAppliedRangeoverviewPhysicalRehabilitation(physicaltherapyorphysiotherapy),isahealthcareprofessionprimarilyconcernedwiththeremediationofimpairmentsanddisabilitiesandthepromotionofmobility,functionalability,qualityoflifeandmovementpotentialthroughexamination,evaluation,diagnosisandphysicalinterventioncarriedoutbyphysicaltherapistsandphysicaltherapistassistants.Inadditiontoclinicalpractice,otheractivitiesencompassedinthephysicaltherapyprofessionincluderesearch,education,consultationandadministration.Inmanysettings,physicaltherapyservicesmaybeprovidedalongside,orinconjunctionwith,othermedicalorrehabilitationservices.Physicaltherapyinvolvestheinteractionbetweenphysicaltherapist,patients/clients,otherhealthcareprofessionals,families,caregivers,andcommunitiesinaprocesswheremovementpotentialisassessedanddiagnosedandgoalsareagreedupon.Physicaltherapyisperformedbyaphysicaltherapist(PT)orphysiotherapist,andsometimesservicesareprovidedbyaphysicaltherapistassistant(PTA)actingundertheirdirection.Physicaltherapistsandoccupationaltherapistsoftenworktogetherinconjunctiontoprovidetreatmentforpatients.Insomecases,physicalrehabilitationtechniciansmayprovidephysiotherapyservices.PTsarehealthcareprofessionalswhodiagnoseandtreatindividualsofallages,fromnewbornstotheveryoldest,whohavemedicalproblemsorotherhealth-relatedconditions,illnesses,orinjuriesthatlimittheirabilitiestomoveandperformfunctionalactivitiesaswellastheywouldlikeintheirdailylives.PTsuseanindividual’shistoryandphysicalexaminationtoarriveatadiagnosisandestablishamanagementplanand,whennecessary,incorporatetheresultsoflaboratoryandimagingstudies.Electrodiagnostic(电诊法的)testing(e.g.,electromyograms(肌动电流图)andnerveconductionvelocitytesting)mayalsobeofassistance.PTmanagementcommonlyincludesprescriptionoforassistancewithspecificexercises,manualtherapy,education,manipulationandotherinterventions.Inaddition,PTsworkwithindividualstopreventthelossofmobilitybeforeitoccursbydevelopingfitnessandwellness-orientedprogramsforhealthierandmoreactivelifestyles,providingservicestoindividualsandpopulationstodevelop,maintainandrestoremaximummovementandfunctionalabilitythroughoutthelifespan.Thisincludesprovidingservicesincircumstanceswheremovementandfunctionarethreatenedbyaging,injury,diseaseorenvironmentalfactors.Functionalmovementiscentraltowhatitmeanstobehealthy.SortsElectrotherapy(电疗法)•franklinization(静电疗法),galvanism(直流电疗法),lowfrequencyelectrotherapy(低频电疗法),arsonvalization(高频电疗法),etc.Magnetotherapy(磁疗法),etc.•staticmagneticfieldtherapy(静磁场疗法),LightTherapy(光疗法)•infraredtherapy(红外线疗法),visiblelighttherapy(可见光疗法),ultraviolettherapy(紫外线疗法)lasertherapy(激光疗法),etc.Climatotherapy(气候疗法),aerotherapy(空气疗法),heliotherapy(日光疗法),rct.SpecialtyAreas•Becausethebodyofknowledgeofphysicaltherapyisquitelarge,somePTsspecializeinaspecificclinicalarea.Whiletherearemanydifferenttypesofphysicaltherapy,theAmericaBoardofPhysicalTherapySpecialtieslisteightspecialistcertifications.CardiovascularandPulmonaryCardiovascularandpulmonaryrehabilitationrespiratorypractitionersandphysicaltherapiststreatawidevarietyofindividualswithcardiopulmonarydisordersorthosewhohavehadcardiacorpulmonarysurgery.Primarygoalsofthisspecialtyincludeincreasingenduranceandfunctionalindependence.Manualtherapyisusedinthisfieldtoassistinclearinglungsecretionsexperiencedwithcysticfibrosis.Disorders,includingheartattacks,postcoronarybypasssurgery,chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease,andpulmonaryfibrosis,treatmentscanbenefitfromcardiovascularandpulmonaryspecializedphysicaltherapists.GeriatricGeriatricphysicaltherapycoversawideareaofissuesconcerningpeopleastheygothroughnormaladultagingbutisusuallyfocusedontheolderadult.Therearemanyconditionsthataffectmanypeopleastheygrowolderandincludebutarenotlimitedtothefollowing:arthritis,osteoporosis,cancer,Alzheimer'sdisease,hipandjointreplacement,balancedisorders,incontinence,etc.Geriatricphysicaltherapistsspecializeintreatingolderadults.SportsPhysicaltherapistscanbeinvolvedinthecareofathletesfromrecreationaltoprofessionalandOlympians.Thisareaofpracticeincludesathleticinjurymanagement,includingacutecare,treatmentandrehabilitation,prevention,andeducation.Physicaltherapistsarealsoactiveinsportsmedicineprograms.Physicaltherapistswhoworkforprofessionalsportteamsoftenhavethisspecializedcertification.Women'shealthWomen’shealthphysicaltherapyaddresseswomen’sissuesrelatedtochildbirth,andpost-partum.Theseconditionsincludelymphedema(淋巴水肿),osteoporosis,pelvicpain,prenatalandpostpartumperiods,andurinaryincontinence.AppliedRangePrevention预防Treatment治疗(antiinflammation消炎作用,analgesia镇痛作用,excitatoryfunction兴奋作用,etc.)Rehabilitation康复