UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 30, 2010 (August 30, 2010)

U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 297-7000

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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 30, 2010, the Company announced that Harry Chapman has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors expanding the number of Board members from 10 to 11.  Mr. Chapman’s initial term expires at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Mr. Chapman is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chapman Schewe, Inc., a healthcare insurance and employee benefits consulting firm. Previously he served as a Corporate Senior Vice-President and Managed Care Officer of CIGNA’s South Central Region, with responsibility for HMO and PPO plans in several states. Mr. Chapman’s experience also includes having served as head of EQUICOR’s Health Plan and sales operation in Houston and as a Regional Vice-President for Lincoln National Insurance Company’s Central Region.

The Board appointed Mr. Chapman to its Compliance Committee.  He was not elected pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between himself and any other person.  Mr. Chapman has not had a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction to which the Company is a party.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.