Treat patients using physical therapy techniques.

Treat patients using physical therapy techniques. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 6 occupations and seen in 7 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Administer therapeutic treatments. in Assisting and Caring for Others .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 7 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system. · Chiropractors · importance 4.9 · no direct exposure
• Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication. · Athletic Trainers · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling. · Physical Therapists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles. · Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Administer treatment involving application of physical agents, using equipment, moist packs, ultraviolet or infrared lamps, or ultrasound machines. · Physical Therapists · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Apply heat or cold therapy to patients using materials, such as heat pads, hydrocollator packs, warm compresses, cold compresses, heat lamps, or vapor coolants. · Acupuncturists · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Perform mobilizations and high-velocity adjustments to joints or soft tissues, using principles of massage, stretching, or resistance. · Naturopathic Physicians · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Chiropractors
• Athletic Trainers
• Physical Therapists
• Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
• Acupuncturists
• Naturopathic Physicians

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-treat-patients-using-physical-therapy-techniques,
  title  = {Treat patients using physical therapy techniques.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/treat-patients-using-physical-therapy-techniques}
}