Will AI replace Physical Therapists?

−Already happening(1)

• Provide educational information about physical therapy or physical therapists, injury prevention, ergonomics, or ways to promote health.

~Within reach(12)

• Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
• Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
• Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
• Confer with the patient, medical practitioners, or appropriate others to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.
• Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.

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+Out of reach(11)

• Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
• Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
• Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.
• Test and measure patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.
• Direct, supervise, assess, and communicate with supportive personnel.

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