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Physical therapy

Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists. It focuses on promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through patient education, physical interventions, disease prevention, and health promotion. The term physical therapist or physiotherapist is used to represent the…

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ICD-9-CM
93.0-93.3
MeSH
D026761

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Education

United States

Employment

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Physical therapist–patient collaborative relationship

Effectiveness

Telehealth

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Physical therapy

Nodes149
Edges148
Triples162
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013423
Components1

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Physical therapy

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related to United States · 37
Physical therapy → According, Accreditation, America, APTA's, Association, Bachelor's, Bureau, CAPTE, Commission, Current, Definitions, Doctor, DPT, Federation, Labor Statistics, Labor's Bureau, Master, Master's, O-Net, Physical
related to Neurology · 11
Physical therapy → ALS, Alzheimer's, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, CMT, Common, It, Neurological, Parkinson's, The, These, This
related to overview · 11
Physical therapy → Additional, CT, Electrodiagnostic, Functional, In, MRIs, Physical, PT, PTs, This, X-rays
related to Telehealth · 11
Physical therapy → COVID-19, During, In, It, March, Physical, Some, Studies, Telehealth, The, United States
related to history · 10
Physical therapy → BC, De Arte Gymnastica, Galen, Gymnastics, Hieronymus Mercurialis, Hippocrates, In, Italian, Physicians, The Art
related to Effectiveness · 8
Physical therapy → Early, ICU, Physical, Physiotherapy, Several, Spinal, Studies, While
related to Employment · 7
Physical therapy → Emotional, In, North America, Other, Physical, Polish, Salary
see also · 7
Physical therapy → American Board, Doctor, Physical Therapy SpecialtiesAmerican Physical, Physical TherapyExercise, Physiotherapy, RestorationSekkotsuSports, Therapy AssociationBasic
related to Education · 6
Physical therapy → All, Educational, In, PT, PTAs, PTs
related to Geriatric · 6
Physical therapy → Alzheimer's, Geriatric, It, Physical, The, There

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physical therapy therapists health care physiotherapy rehabilitation education patients practice states therapist united may orthopedics treatment include also sports telehealth

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Physical therapyICD-9-CM93.0-93.31.00infobox
Physical therapyMeSHD0267611.00infobox
Physical therapyis aprofession which has many specialties including musculoskeletal0.90text
Physical therapyis afield focused on working with individuals who have a neurological disorder or disease0.90text
tractioninstance ofAdditional treatments include mechanical devices0.80text
health policyinstance offitness centers and sports training facilities.Physical therapists also practice in non-patient care roles0.80text
health insuranceinstance offitness centers and sports training facilities.Physical therapists also practice in non-patient care roles0.80text
health care administrationinstance offitness centers and sports training facilities.Physical therapists also practice in non-patient care roles0.80text
and as health care executivesinstance offitness centers and sports training facilities.Physical therapists also practice in non-patient care roles0.80text
acute careinstance ofResidencies aim to train physical therapists in a specialty0.80text
cardiovascularinstance ofResidencies aim to train physical therapists in a specialty0.80text
sprains or strainsinstance ofacute trauma0.80text

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