Position Statement - Description of Physical Therapy

Why a Description?

What is Physical Therapy?

• The nature of physical therapy
• The nature of the physical therapy process

 Where is Physical Therapy Practised?

• The scope of physical therapy services
• Settings in which physical therapy is practised

 What Characterises Physical Therapy?

• Assumptions underlying the knowledge and practice of physical therapy

 Where are we now?

• Principles supporting the description of physical therapy

Acknowledgements

Note:
The professional title and term used to describe the profession's practise vary and depend largely on the historical roots of the profession in the country of the WCPT member organisation. The most generally used titles and terms are 'physical therapist' or 'physiotherapist' and 'physical therapy' and 'physiotherapy'. Physical therapist and physical therapy are used in this document but may be replaced by WCPT member organisations in favour of those terms officially used by them and their members without any change in the meaning of the document.