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Physical therapists are professionally educated at the college or university level and are required to be licensed in the state or states in which they practice.

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Measurement is the “numeral assigned to an object, event, or person, or the class (category) to which an object, event, or person is assigned according to rules.”

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Outcomes are the actual results of implementing the plan of care that indicate the impact on functioning (body functions and structures, activities, and participation).

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The Guide contains general categories of tests and measures that the physical therapist may decide to use during an initial examination visit or during subsequent visits as part of reexamination. Physical therapists may decide to use tests and measures that are not described in the Guide, following the

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The physical therapist uses information gleaned through the examination and evaluation to select interventions best suited to meet the individual's needs according to his or her presentation.

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National Research Council. Defining Primary Care: An Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 1994. Guccione AA. Physical therapy diagnosis and the relationship between impairments and function. Phys Ther. 1991;71:499-504. Abstract/FREE Full Text Nagi SZ. Some conceptual issues in

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APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice is the description of physical therapist practice, for use by physical therapist and physical therapist assistant educators, students, and clinicians.

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Learn how the Guide was developed, the revisions that it has gone through, and where it is today.

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Physical therapy is provided by a physical therapist or under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist.