Mr. Richard Charles Ortiz is a Grand Terrace, California based male physical therapist with 52 years of experience in Physical Therapy. He completed his graduation from Other in 1972. He may accept the Medicare-approved amount. Patients may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance. Active license number of Mr. Richard Charles Ortiz as Physical Therapist is 6456 in California. Mr. Richard Charles Ortiz evaluate and treat people with health problems resulting from injury or disease. He assess joint motion, muscle strength and endurance, function of heart and lungs, and performance of activities required in daily living, among other responsibilities. Treatment includes therapeutic exercises, cardiovascular endurance training, and training in activities of daily living. Physical therapists treat disease, injury, or loss of a bodily part by physical means, such as the application of light, heat, cold, water, electricity, massage and exercise. They develop treatment plans based upon each patient's strengths, weaknesses, range of motion and ability to function. Physical therapy is a health care field concerned primarily with the treatment of disorders with physical agents and methods, such as massage, manipulation, therapeutic exercises, cold, heat (including short-wave, microwave, and ultrasonic diathermy), hydrotherapy, electric stimulation and light to assist in rehabilitating patients and in restoring normal function after an illness or injury.