Physical Therapy is about caring for people who are facing physical impairment. A physical therapist’s goal is to restore a patient’s optimal physical function with support, knowledge, and understanding.

Our mission is to meet the physical therapy needs of Kentucky and contribute to global needs. We strive to develop:

• competent practitioners
• practitioners as critical thinkers
• professional practitioners
• practitioners as health care educators

We accomplish these goals through:

• campuses in Lexington and the Center of Excellence in Rural Health in Hazard, KY
• scholarship, research and creative activities
• public service
• professional socialization