1960's Physical and Occupational Therapists at Carville directed their efforts
toward prevention and treatment of deformities and wounds associated with the insensitive limb

1960's PHS clinical Therapy Officer, William Cox, PT, was assigned to headquarters staff, Division of Chronic Disease (DCD), Bureau of State. This resulted in the following:
1. First time a clinical therapist officer was assigned to a setting with a public health focus at the national level
2. Provided recognition by others in the branches within DCD of the value and role of a Therapy Officer in the management of their specialized programs. Therapists were subsequently assigned to at least eight regional offices.
3. Due to the need for formal training for therapists working for the DCD, a project was developed with the University of North Carolina to provide a curriculum leading to a Master’s in Public Health degree, with a specialized focus for therapists.  At the time, PHS supported training of several therapy officers. This increased the numbers of USPHS therapists nationwide who were trained at the master’s degree level in the field of public health

1960 John Allis, PT, was transferred to DCD and assigned to the Georgia State Health Department where he developed a state-wide network of stroke rehabilitation clinics and established district and regional positions for physical therapy consultants   

1962-1964 Michael Oliva, PT, worked in the Stroke Section of the Heart Disease Control Program in the DCD. He was instrumental in having additional numbers of therapists assigned to state health departments to develop stroke rehabilitation services at the community level

1962 Joseph Hoog, PT, as chief of physical therapy for the USPHS Hospital, Baltimore MD, initiated a program of standard operating procedures for the physical therapy department. Many believe these procedures were the forerunner of the SOAP notes and musculoskeletal screening procedures developed and used by other PHS therapists

1963 Physical Therapy section was established as part of the then called Annual Clinical Society meeting. This section allowed therapists to be a part of the professional meeting and to present papers involving clinical research. The clinical society later merged with the Annual Commissioned Officers Association meeting

Mid-Late 1960's Helen Wood Ramsammy, OTR, FAOTA, was one of the first to use finger casts and splints to heal wounds on insensitive hands and arms at Carville. She also helped to develop the hand volumeter as a monitoring devise for edema. First research affiliation for physical therapy students conducted in a PHS facility and possibly in the country. Jack Burke, Walter Scheinderwind
and Donald Shipley, three physical therapists stationed at Carville, initiated this program.

1964 USPHS Physical Therapist compiled the basic guide “Physical Therapy Manual for Hospital Corpsmen” for the US Coast Guard

1965 USPHS Physical Therapists collaborated with Social Security Administration to set standards and conditions under which independent practice therapists could bill for therapy

May 1968 Donald Shipley, PT, and Helen Wood Ramsammy, OT, served as consultants to the US Civil Administration of the Ryukyo Islands, Department of Army. They assessed the leprosy program of the islands and advised regarding leprosy control, prevention and rehabilitation

1969 Physical Therapist, Ronnie Townsend, was the first USPHS Physical Therapist assigned to the Environmental Protection Agency