MedicalTherapy

MedicalTherapy is a TherapeuticProcedure subtype (which inherits from MedicalProcedure) for therapies that are not strictly procedural: radiation therapy, psychotherapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, palliative care, dietary intervention.

It adds 3 direct properties:

duplicateTherapy (MedicalTherapy): an equivalent or alternative therapy.
contraindication (MedicalContraindication or Text): when not to use it.
seriousAdverseOutcome (MedicalEntity): serious complications.

Attach MedicalTherapy to a MedicalSignOrSymptom via possibleTreatment, or to a Hospital / MedicalClinic via availableService.

Full example of schema.org/MedicalTherapy json-ld markup

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schema.org/MedicalTherapy

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "MedicalTherapy",
  "name": "Physical therapy for chronic low back pain",
  "description": "Guided exercise, manual therapy, and posture training to reduce pain and restore function in chronic lumbar spine pain.",
  "relevantSpecialty": "https://schema.org/Physiotherapy",
  "contraindication": [
    { "@type": "MedicalContraindication", "name": "Untreated fracture or instability of the lumbar spine" }
  ],
  "seriousAdverseOutcome": [
    { "@type": "MedicalEntity", "name": "Worsening radiculopathy with neurological deficit — stop therapy and re-image" }
  ],
  "duplicateTherapy": { "@type": "MedicalTherapy", "name": "Osteopathic manipulative treatment" },
  "code": [
    { "@type": "MedicalCode", "codeValue": "97140", "codingSystem": "CPT" }
  ]
}
</script>

Minimal valid version

The smallest markup that still produces a valid MedicalTherapy entity. Use it as the floor. Reach for the advanced example above when you want search engines and AI agents to understand more about your content.

schema.org/MedicalTherapy (minimal)

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "MedicalTherapy",
  "name": "Physical therapy for chronic low back pain",
  "relevantSpecialty": "https://schema.org/Physiotherapy"
}
</script>

Google rich results this unlocks

Markup matching this example makes your page eligible for the following Google Search rich results. The primary target drives the required / recommended property classification in the advanced code block above.

No dedicated rich result (used by healthcare graphs)
Google docs

Common MedicalTherapy mistakes

Mistakes that pass validation but silently fail to earn rich results or mislead consumers walking the graph. Avoid these and your markup will be ahead of most sites in the wild.

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MedicalTherapy for a surgical procedure
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MedicalTherapy on a knee replacement
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MedicalProcedure (or SurgicalProcedure) for procedural treatments
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Surgical interventions belong on MedicalProcedure. MedicalTherapy is for non-procedural interventions.
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Missing contraindication block on publicly-consumed therapy pages
Wrong
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MedicalTherapy with no safety signalling
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Populate contraindication and seriousAdverseOutcome
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AI healthcare assistants flag therapies without safety metadata as lower-trust.

Schema properties in this example

MedicalTherapy TherapeuticProcedure MedicalProcedure MedicalEntity name description relevantSpecialty MedicalSpecialty Physiotherapy contraindication MedicalContraindication seriousAdverseOutcome duplicateTherapy code MedicalCode codeValue codingSystem CPT

Also mentioned in 12 other examples

MedicalTherapy also appears in AnatomicalStructure, AnatomicalSystem, Hospital, InfectiousDisease, MedicalClinic, MedicalCondition, MedicalSignOrSymptom, OccupationalTherapy, and 4 more. See the full MedicalTherapy schema page for every reference.

About the example data

Physical therapy for chronic low back pain as offered by Dunmore Family Clinic.

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