世界物理治疗师联盟是全世界物理治疗官方的权威的交流组织，中国因为发展水平有限未达到标准未能加入WCPT,了解WCPT对物理治疗的定义，更能让让从业者和患者准确的理解物理治疗的本质。从而更好地的指导临床和促进行业的发展。
WCPTWhat is physical therapy?
Physical therapists have different titles in different countries: in many countries they are calledphysiotherapists. Some countries have their own version of the word physical therapist, such as kinesiologist. They are all part of the same profession.
Physical therapists provide services that develop, maintain and restore people’s maximum movement and functional ability. They can help people at any stage of life, when movement and function are threatened by ageing, injury, diseases, disorders, conditions or environmental factors.
什么是物理治疗师？物理治疗师在不同的国家有不同的称呼：在很多国家他们被叫做物理治疗师。有一些国家对物理治疗师这个词有自己专属的称呼，如运动治疗师。他们都是同一个职业的一部分。物理治疗师所提供的服务是发展、维持和恢复人们最大的动作和功能能力。当运动和功能受到衰老，损伤，疾病，障碍，健康状况和环境因素的威胁时，物理治疗师可以在人们生命中的任何阶段提供帮助。他们帮助人们最大程度提高生活质量，他们着眼于提高身体的，心理的，情感的和社会的幸福感。他们在健康领域的工作包括促进,预防，治疗/干预，康复和复健。
总之，物理治疗师是为患者提供功能治疗的主流医疗专业人员
Physical therapists are qualified and professionally required to:物理治疗师有资格做且同时需要具备的职业技能：
----- undertake a comprehensive examination/assessment of the patient/client or needs of a client group 承担全面的检查/评定病人/客户或客户群的需求
----- evaluate the findings from the examination/assessment to make clinical judgments regarding patients/clients 从检查/评定中评估结果以作出关于病人/客户的临床判断
----- formulate a diagnosis, prognosis and plan 作出诊断，判断预后和制定计划
----- provide consultation within their expertise and determine when patients/clients need to be referred to another healthcare professiona 提供专业领域的研讨会，并确定病人/客户需要求助于其它卫生保健专家的时机
----- implement a physical therapist intervention/treatment programme----- 施行物理治疗师的干预/治疗方案。
----- determine the outcomes of any interventions/treatments 判断任何干预/治疗的结果
----- make recommendations for self-management 为患者自我管理提供建议
.So , WCPT has developed a comprehensive description of physical therapy.