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Illinois Physical Therapy Scope of Practice |
How is physical therapy defined in Illinois?
Examining, evaluating, and testing individuals who may have mechanical, physiological, or developmental impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or other health and movement-related conditions, classifying these disorders, determining a rehabilitation prognosis and plan of therapeutic intervention, and assessing the ongoing effects of the interventions.
What is included in the practice of physical therapy?
"Physical therapy" includes, but is not limited to:
Alleviating impairments, functional limitations, or disabilities by designing, implementing, and modifying therapeutic interventions that may include, but are not limited to, the evaluation or treatment of a person through the use of the effective properties of physical measures and heat, cold, light, water, radiant energy, electricity, sound, and air and use of therapeutic massage, therapeutic exercise, mobilization, and rehabilitative procedures, with or without assistive devices, for the purposes of preventing, correcting, or alleviating a physical or mental impairment, functional limitation, or disability.
Reducing the risk of injury, impairment, functional limitation, or disability, including the promotion and maintenance of fitness, health, and wellness.
Engaging in administration, consultation, education, and research.
What is specifically excluded from the practice?
"Physical therapy" does not include radiology, electrosurgery, chiropractic technique or determination of a differential diagnosis; provided, however, the limitation on determining a differential diagnosis shall not in any manner limit a licensed PT from performing an evaluation and establishing a physical therapy treatment plan pursuant to such license.
Are there any special trainings or requirements?
Wound debridement services may only be provided by a PT with written authorization from a health care professional.
Illinois PT Dry Needling or Intramuscular Manual Therapy.
Topical Medications
Administration of topical medication used in generally accepted physical therapy procedures when such medication is either prescribed by:
Reference
225 ILCS 90/1
225 ILCS 90/1.2
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