A physical therapist:
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Examines, evaluates, and tests persons with mechanical, physiological, and developmental impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities or other health and movement-related conditions in order to develop a diagnosis and a plan of therapeutic intervention
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Alleviates impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities by designing and implementing therapeutic interventions that may include therapeutic exercise; functional training in self-care and in-home, community, or work integration or reintegration; manual therapy; prescription, application, and training of patients in the use of assistive, adaptive, orthotic, prosthetic, and supportive devices and equipment; integumentary protection and repair techniques; debridement and wound care; physical agents or modalities; mechanical and electrical therapeutic modalities; and patient-related instruction
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Reduce the risk of injury, impairment, functional limitation, and disability
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Promote and maintain physical fitness to enhance the bodily movement related to health and wellness of individuals through the use of physical therapy interventions