According to the American Physical Therapy Association, Physical therapists (PTs) are movement experts who optimize the quality of life through prescribed exercise, hands-on care, and patient education. Physical therapy is utilized to assist patients with functional limitations who show medical necessity for interventions to be performed by a state licensed Physical Therapist to maximize optimal human function via reducing pain, improving functional mobility, strength and endurance. PTs perform specific manual (hands-on) interventions, prescribe exercises, teach efficient functional movement patterns to target each individual’s specific symptoms and functional deficits as necessary to promote healthy and active lifestyles.