{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-38-2914","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2914","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2914","body":"Physical therapy or physiotherapy means:\n\n(1) Examining, evaluating, and testing individuals with mechanical, physiological, and developmental impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities or other conditions related to health and movement and, through analysis of the evaluative process, developing a plan of therapeutic intervention and prognosis while assessing the ongoing effects of the intervention;\n\n(2) Alleviating impairment, functional limitation, or disabilities by designing, implementing, or modifying therapeutic interventions which may include any of the following: Therapeutic exercise; functional training in home, community, or work integration or reintegration related to physical movement and mobility; therapeutic massage; mobilization or manual therapy; recommendation, application, and fabrication of assistive, adaptive, protective, and supportive devices and equipment; airway clearance techniques; integumentary protection techniques; nonsurgical debridement and wound care; physical agents or modalities; mechanical and electrotherapeutic modalities; and patient-related instruction; but which does not include the making of a medical diagnosis;\n\n(3) Purchasing, storing, and administering topical and aerosol medication in compliance with applicable rules and regulations of the Board of Pharmacy regarding the storage of such medication;\n\n(4) Reducing the risk of injury, impairment, functional limitation, or disability, including the promotion and maintenance of fitness, health, and wellness; and\n\n(5) Engaging in administration, consultation, education, and research.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 71"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=38-2914","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"00e98bfba220f1fcf3f764d5106a7560adf3d5134022eeef5e54d1c2549cf351","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-38-2913","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-38-2915"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}