172M00000X — Mechanotherapist

Grouping

Other Service Providers

Classification

Mechanotherapist

Specialization

None — this code IS the classification

Section

Individual

Definition

A practitioner of mechanotherapy examines patients by verbal inquiry, examination of the musculoskeletal system by hand, and visual inspection and observation. In the treatment of patients, mechanotherapists employ the techniques of advised or supervised exercise; electrical neuromuscular stimulation; massage or manipulation; or air, water, heat, cold, sound, or infrared ray therapy.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.