这项及时的证据综合支持成立一个植物为基础的物理治疗学院的需要。基于流行病学和经验证据以及本行业的价值观和实践范围，是时候建立一个基于人口健康原则的植物为基础的物理治疗专业了。这篇综述连接了这些因素。非传染性疾病主要与营养有关，这是由于我们饮食中的不自然成分所导致的（例如心脏病、多种癌症、高血压、中风、糖尿病、肥胖症、消化系统疾病、自身免疫疾病、肾脏疾病和阿尔茨海默病）。大多数成年人，甚至儿童，都有非传染性疾病的风险因素或表现。相反，植物为基础的营养可以预防、管理，并有可能扭转这些疾病，同时通过减少炎症和疼痛来增强传统物理治疗的效果。植物为基础的物理治疗师的提议能力包括在健康和非传染性疾病风险评估/评估方面具有高水平的能力，以建立人口健康为导向的营养需求，以实现最大的健康、愈合和修复，进而实现功能和福祉。同时评估患者的营养相关知识、信念/态度、自我效能和变更准备情况。根据需要启动基于人口的营养咨询。一个植物为基础的物理治疗学院可以在这个历史时刻全球推动这个行业的发展，并且通过实践以证据为基础、基于人口健康原则的植物为基础营养，成为其他健康职业的榜样。2023年©由物理治疗科学协会版权所有。由IPEC Inc.出版。

This timely evidence synthesis supports the need for an Academy of Plant-based Physical Therapy. Given epidemiological and empirical evidence and the profession's values and practice scope, the time has come for a specialty of plant-based physical therapy based on population health principles. This review connects these factors. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are largely nutrition-related resulting from unnatural elements of our diet (i.e., heart disease, several cancers, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, obesity, gastrointestinal diseases, autoimmune diseases, renal disease, and Alzheimer's disease). Most adults, even children, have NCD risk factors or manifestations. Alternatively, plant-based nutrition can prevent, manage, as well as potentially reverse these diseases, as well as augment conventional physical therapy outcomes by reducing inflammation and pain. Proposed competencies for plant-based physical therapists include high-level competency in health and NCD risk assessments/evaluations, to establish population health-informed nutrition needs for maximal health, healing and repair, in turn, function and wellbeing; and assessment of patients' nutrition-related knowledge, beliefs/attitudes, self-efficacy, and readiness-to-change. Population-informed nutritional counseling is initiated as indicated. An Academy of Plant-based Physical Therapy could advance the profession globally at this point in history and also serve as a role model to other health professions through practicing evidence-based, plant-based nutrition built upon population health principles.2023©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc.