1954: The first mention of "Therapist" listed as a distinct category of Commissioned Officers.  The three listed officers are:  Esther Anderson, Eleanor G. Loomis, and Elizabeth M. Finke.

July 20, 1954: First patients referred to Physical Therapy at the NIH.

1959: Physical Therapists at the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center in Carville Louisiana began studying the use of electromyography in Hansen's disease, specifically in ulnar nerve degeneration-regeneration.  The research contributions made in this field had a significant impact on the physical therapy profession in developing the use of EMG for evaluation of clients.