The physical therapy combines medical treatment forms, based on physical methods. These principles include thermal, DC, infrared and ultraviolet light, water treatment and mechanical applications such as, for example, massage. Physical therapy is usually, but not in every case by physiotherapists or masseurs applied.

Physical therapy and physiotherapy are partly as synonyms or common Fachgebiet considered, partly, the Physical Therapy as a sub-field of physiotherapy views. With regard to financial accounting rules should be "Following representations from different sections ... the areas of physiotherapy and physical therapy in the next draft separated again (are) so that for example, a physiotherapy treatment and a heat application may be counted separately."

Main indication for the application of physical therapy are pain and functional limitations due to congestion or due to degenerative processes, and some skin diseases. It is almost always symptomatic therapy. Some forms require a doctor's recipe. In this case, the treatment by the health insurances.

Therapy forms of physical Terapi are:

• electric therapy
• mechanotherapy
• Thermotherapy
• Hydrotherapy
• Balneotherapy
• Helioport therapy
• Photo Therapy
• PUVA
• imitation (Excerpt from Wikipedia)