The primary goals of Physical Therapy is to restore movement and function, relieve pain, and prevent illness and injury. Most people over their lifetime will require an encounter a Physical Therapist.  Physical Therapists treat a wide range of age groups and diagnosis from the very young to the aged and in a variety of settings. 

Physical therapy interventions may include:

• Spinal and extremity manipulation
• Therapeutic exercise
• Electrotherapeutic and mechanical agents
• Functional training
• Provision of aids and appliances
• Patient education and counseling
• Documentation, coordination, and communication
• Job related physicals to ensure that functions and job duties align

Intervention may also be aimed at prevention of impairments, functional limitations, disability and injury including the promotion and maintenance of health, quality of life, and fitness in all ages and populations.