640B.055 - “Joint mobilization” defined.
640B.055 “Joint mobilization” defined. “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)