Statute 640b 055

'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)