Physical Therapist Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2251S0007X
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As of today, the following are the total number of Sports Physical Therapists nationally, in your state, and near your location.
Medicare
The following are the total number of Sports Physical Therapists who accept Medicare in your state, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
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What do Sports Physical Therapists do?
Sports physical therapists evaluate, treat, and prevent sports-related injuries in athletes of all ages, restore movement and function, and enhance performance through targeted exercise, education, and specialized techniques.
They also provide guidance on pre-participation screening, equipment recommendations, and post-injury rehabilitation to ensure safe return to sports and physical activity.
Responsibilities
Injury Evaluation and Treatment: Sports PTs diagnose and treat common sports injuries such as sprains, strains, meniscus tears, and tendinitis, as well as recovery from surgeries like ACL repair.
Rehabilitation: They develop personalized treatment plans that may include stretching, joint mobilization, strength training, functional movements, and various forms of therapy, such as massage, heat, or cold therapy.
Injury Prevention: This involves pre-participation screenings, assessing biomechanics to identify risks, and providing education on safe training practices to prevent future injuries.
Performance Enhancement: Sports PTs help athletes improve their strength, power, and endurance through tailored exercise programs, contributing to their overall athletic performance.
Return to Sport Guidance: They assess readiness for return to play, ensuring athletes have regained the necessary function and strength to resume their sport or activity safely.
Conditions Treated
Sports physical therapists treat a wide range of issues, including:
- Knee, shoulder, and ankle injuries
- Hip impingement
- Back pain
- Overuse injuries, such as tendinitis and bursitis
- Conditions affecting growing bodies, like injuries to growth plates in children and teens
Specialized Care for Athletes
Functional and Performance Focus: They focus on restoring optimal function and enhancing performance, not just addressing pain, with interventions tailored to the athlete’s specific sport and skill set.
Pediatric Focus: Pediatric sports physical therapists possess specialized knowledge to treat growing bodies, taking into account factors such as open growth plates that require specific care.
Specialty Physical Therapist
Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2251C2600X
A licensed physical therapist, including but not limited to an individual who is a Board Certified Specialist in Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Physical Therapy, who has demonstrated specialized knowledge and skill in cardiovascular and pulmonary anatomy and physiology, medicine, rehabilitation, critical care, and emergency and trauma.
Clinical Electrophysiology Physical Therapists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2251E1300X
A licensed physical therapist, including but not limited to an individual who is a Board Certified Specialist in Clinical Electrophysiologic Physical Therapy, who has demonstrated specialized knowledge and skill in electrophysiologic examinations and evaluations and encompasses both the professional and technical components of the observation, recording, analysis, and interpretation of bioelectric muscle and nerve potentials, detected by means of surface or needle electrodes, for the purpose of evaluating the integrity of the neuromuscular system.
Electrophysiologic evaluations include, but are not limited to, electrodiagnostic testing, which provides for clinical needle electromyography, motor and sensory nerve conduction studies, and other evoked potential procedures.
Ergonomics Physical Therapists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2251E1200X
A licensed physical therapist who has demonstrated specialized knowledge and skills pertaining to the workplace, occupational demands, prevention of work-related injury, management of the worker with job-related symptoms or participation restrictions, and provides individual, group, or population-level evaluation, intervention, and consulting to enhance worker performance.
Geriatric Physical Therapists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2251G0304X
A licensed physical therapist, including but not limited to an individual who is a Board Certified Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy, who has demonstrated specialized knowledge and skill in the comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment and evidence-based management of movement in aging adults.
This includes, but is not limited to, specialized knowledge in and consideration of regular age-related changes and pathological manifestations across all systems, as well as cognition and mental health, polypharmacy, fall risk mitigation, bone health, healthy and active aging, and socioeconomic and health policy issues affecting aging adults.
The geriatric physical therapist is an integral part of the interdisciplinary geriatric team, serving as an advocate for the highest level of well-being for older adults.
Hand Physical Therapists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2251H1200X
Hand physical therapists are certified occupational therapists (OTs) or physical therapists (PTs) with specialized training in the anatomy and function of the upper extremities.
They treat injuries and conditions affecting the fingers, hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders using manual therapy, custom orthotics (splints), exercise programs, and pain/swelling management to restore function, strength, and range of motion, helping patients return to their daily activities and work.
Human Factors Physical Therapists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2251H1300X
Human Factors/Ergonomics (HFE) professionals utilize their expertise to optimize the design of systems, thereby improving user performance and well-being.
This can include applications in healthcare, such as enhancing patient safety and caregiver support.
Physical Therapists, on the other hand, are healthcare providers who focus on improving and restoring movement for patients with injuries, illnesses, or disabilities.
Neurology Physical Therapists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2251N0400X
A licensed physical therapist, including but not limited to an individual who is a Board Certified Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy, who has demonstrated specialized knowledge and skill in neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, including knowledge of central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems in populations with and without neurologic conditions; motor control and movement sciences in populations with and without neurologic conditions; behavioral sciences, including psychology and neuropsychology, and psychiatry; and medical management and pharmacology.
Orthopedic Physical Therapists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2251X0800X
A licensed physical therapist, including but not limited to an individual who is a Board Certified Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, who has demonstrated specialized knowledge and skill in human anatomy and physiology, movement science, pathology/pathophysiology, pain science, medical and surgical considerations, orthopaedic physical therapy theory and practice, and critical inquiry for evidence-based practice.
Pediatric Physical Therapists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2251P0200X
A licensed physical therapist, including but not limited to an individual who is a Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy, who has demonstrated specialized knowledge and skill in anatomy, histology, including embryonic development, genetics, biomechanics, neurological function, neuroscience, and pathology, behavioral sciences, and understanding of diseases or conditions that necessitate physical therapy care, that affect systems that in turn necessitate physical therapy care (comorbidities), and that influence the type of intervention that can be given.