traumaIt is well documented that patient outcomes improve when providers address the patient's mental and spiritual needs in addition to their physical needs. There is currently a shift from the biomedical model to the biopsychosocial model and now a focus on the dynamic biopsychosocial model. ...
Although participants recognized the importance of work participation, they mentioned that the integration of this item in their GPTP could be improved. Generally, GPTs place insufficient priority on work participation. Moreover, there is a lack of cooperation between the generalist physical therapist ...
BACKGROUND: Among older adults, it is not clear how different types or amounts of physical therapy may be associated with improvements in back pain and function. OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to investigate the association between types or amounts of physical therapist services and 1-year ...
The Role of the Physical Therapist in the Management of the Bariatric PatientObesity affects people of all ages, socioeconomic status, and races. Obese patients commonly have low energy levels which coupled with pain can lead to inability to perform regular activities such as......
What Is a Physical Therapist Assistant? Median Salary $64,080 Unemployment Rate 1% Number of Jobs 27,500 Physical therapists generally examine a patient and prescribe a plan of care. It's the job of the physical therapist assistant to carry out that plan. Their work can include manually maneu...
INTRODUCTION: Doctor of physical therapy (DPT) student learning about role delineation of physical therapist assistants (PTAs) is essential to ethical and legal practice. METHODS: Survey assessment of three DPT student cohorts compared c... YM Colgrove,Lisa D VanHoose - 《Journal of Allied Health...
A physical therapist will evaluate your symptoms and help determine the cause of pain. Goals of physical therapy are to decrease pain and improve function. Actual treatment will vary depending on the reason for the pain, but may include some of the following: ...
With the use of these nonsurgical options a patient can expect to be back to normal daily activity within one month. However, most ACL-deficient athletes conclude that their knee continues to feel unstable, again confirming the important role of the ACL in normal knee stability. In addition ...
20 Additional evidence from RCTs on the long-term outcomes (ie, ≥3 years) of patients with degenerative meniscal tears is likely to further clarify the role of surgery and exercise in the management of meniscal tears. The primary aim of this study was to compare patient-reported knee ...
If PT failed (eg, knee pain or limitations in daily activities persisted or locking occurred), the participant could attend additional PT sessions or have APM, depending on their preference. Outcomes The primary outcome was the change in patient-reported knee function on the Subjective Knee Form...