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): May 3, 2011 (May 3, 2011)

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 8.01 Other Events.

In U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.’s Notice of 2011 Annual Meeting to Stockholders (“Proxy Statement”) the Company reported that one of the members of its Board of Directors failed to participate in at least 75% of its 2010 Board of Directors meetings. The Company held four regular and three special meetings in 2010. Dr. Bernard Harris participated in three of the four regular meetings and two of the three special meetings which is five out of the seven total, a percentage of 71%. Dr. Harris missed one regular Board of Directors meeting because of a family emergency. If not for that family emergency he would have participated in six out of the seven meetings, which would have been a percentage of 86%.

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.