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):
                       April 1, 2005 (September 1, 2004)

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

           Nevada                     1-11151               76-0364866         
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(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File       (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)         Number)           Identification No.)


1300 West Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite 300, Houston, Texas        77042    
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    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

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


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Item 1.01   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has previously approved the
following  grants of options to purchase  shares of our common  stock to certain
executive officers indicated below:

                                                    Number     Exercise Price
  Grant Date               Grantee and Title       of Shares     (per share)
  ----------               -----------------       ---------     -----------
September 1, 2004      Michael L. Lang               45,000        $12.62
                       Senior Vice President of  
                       Business Development

February 23, 2005      Glenn D. McDowell             45,000        $13.97
                       Chief Operating Officer


The options were granted  under our 2003 Stock  Incentive  Plan (filed April 24,
2004  with our  Definitive  Proxy  Statement  for our  2004  Annual  Meeting  of
Stockholders),  with the following basic terms:  (i) the exercise price is equal
to the fair market value on the grant date,  which was the closing  price on the
respective date of grant;  (ii) ten-year  duration;  and (iii) vesting is at the
rate of 20% per year  beginning on the first  anniversary of the grant date. The
remaining  terms of each option grant are set forth in our 2003 Stock  Incentive
Plan and our form of Non-Qualified  Stock Option Agreement  pursuant to the 2003
Stock  Incentive  Plan filed as Exhibit  10.1 to this Form 8-K and  incorporated
herein by reference.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) None.

(b) None.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibits                 Description of Exhibits
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10.1     Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the
         2003 Stock Incentive Plan.








                                    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.


                                      U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC.


Dated: April 1, 2005          By: /s/ LAWRANCE W. MCAFEE
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                                             Lawrance W. McAfee
                                           Chief Financial Officer
                               (duly authorized officer and principal financial
                                           and accounting officer)






                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT             DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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10.1                Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the
                    2003 Stock Incentive Plan.