Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE54 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES |
CHAPTER640B. Athletic Trainers |
GENERAL PROVISIONS |
NRS640B.055. “Joint mobilization” defined.
Latest version.
- “Joint mobilization” means a learned, skilled, passive movement of articulating surfaces of a person to relieve pain and restore functional movement of the articulating surfaces without pain to the person. The term does not include:
1. The diagnosis of a physical disability;
2. The massaging of the superficial soft tissues of the body;
3. The use of X rays or radium;
4. The use of electricity for cauterization or surgery;
5. Chiropractic adjustment as defined in NRS 634.014; or
6. Grade 5 joint mobilization.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 894)