The main duty of rehabilitation therapists is to provide physical therapy and occupational therapy for patients in comprehensive rehabilitation treatment and promote their rehabilitation. The main task is to use body movement and various physical factors (electricity, light, heat, cold, water, magnetism, force, etc.). ) as a therapeutic means to evaluate and treat neuromuscular and joint motor function and relieve pain; In addition, occupational therapy methods such as daily life activities training, manual therapy and cognitive training are used to evaluate and treat patients' detailed function, cognitive function, family and social life ability, so as to promote physical and mental rehabilitation, return to society and improve the quality of life.

Rehabilitation therapists are professional technicians in medical related fields, not doctors.