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 22, 2006 (May 17, 2006)

                           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

On May 17, 2006,  the  Compensation  Committee of the Board of Directors of U.S.
Physical Therapy,  Inc. (the "Company")  approved the performance  criteria that
will be used to  determine  executive  officer  cash  bonus  awards for the 2006
Fiscal Year ("2006  Executive  Officer  Incentive Plan") for the Company's Chief
Executive  Officer,  Chief Financial  Officer and Chief  Operating  Officer (the
"Participants").   Under  the  2006  Executive   Officer   Incentive  Plan,  the
Participants can earn up to $200,000 depending on earnings per share growth over
the 2005 Fiscal Year ("Objective Portion of Bonus Calculation") and up to 50% of
the  Participant's  base  salary  based  on a  subjective  determination  of the
Compensation  Committee  of the Board  utilizing  certain  performance  criteria
including:  same store  visit  growth,  new  partners  recruited,  acquisitions,
accounts  receivable days,  regulatory  relations  (reimbursement  and financial
reporting),  stock price  performance,  cash flow,  quality of  earnings,  gross
earnings,  general  operational  management relative to the general industry and
investor relations.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)  None.

(b)  None.

(c)  Exhibits




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: May 22, 2006                            By: /s/ LAWRANCE W. MCAFEE
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                                                      Lawrance W. McAfee
                                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                          (duly authorized officer and principal
                                             financial and accounting officer)