Physical Abuse
This is often the most obvious form of abuse. It may be any kind of hitting, shaking, burning, pinching, biting, choking, throwing, whipping, paddling, beating, and other actions that cause physical injury, leave marks, or produce significant physical pain.

For more information on abuse, please visit the following links:

http://www.preventchildabuse.org/index.shtml

http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/abuse/report/

http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/hdfs444/physabuse.html