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Physical Therapy History

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following countries is thought to be responsible for the principles of movement therapy used in physical therapy currently?

a)

China

b)

Greece

c)

Rome

d)

Sweden

2.

Which of the following countries instituted physical therapy education and established physical therapy as a viable health practice?

a)

Japan

b)

Sweden

c)

China

d)

Germany

3.

In America, physiotherapy came into practice by way of which of the following professions:

a)

Nurse's aides

b)

Medical doctors

c)

Reconstruction aides

d)

Massage therapists

4.

What name was the APTA originally given when founded in 1921?

a)

International Physical Therapy Association

b)

United States Physiotherapy Association

c)

American Rehabilitation Therapy Association

d)

Women's Physical Therapeutic Association

5.

Which of the oldest universities still operating today became the first university to have a fully accredited physical therapy program?

a)

Northwestern University

b)

University of Pittsburg

c)

New York University

d)

Creighton University

6.

Currently, what is the only accreditation agency for physical therapy programs in the United States?

a)

Joint Commission

b)

CARF

c)

DNV

d)

CAPTE

7.

To legally practice as a licensed physical therapist in the US, graduates must pass the:

a)

MCAT

b)

APTE

c)

NPTE

d)

FSBPT

8.

Which year did credentialing standards mandate that all entry-level physical therapists earn a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree?

a)

1995

b)

2020

c)

2003

d)

2016

9.

What was the initial annual cost of physical therapy association membership dues?

a)

$2

b)

$20

c)

$50

d)

&100

10.

What is the cost of APTA membership dues today?

a)

$295

b)

$410

c)

$564

d)

It depends