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Physical Therapy Jan 2001
Topics: Activities of Daily Living; Cardiovascular Diseases; Humans; Job Description; Lung Diseases; Models, Organizational; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Physical Therapy Modalities; Practice Patterns, Physicians'; Primary Prevention; Professional Autonomy; Professional Competence; Self Care; Skin Diseases
PubMed: 11175682
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Pediatric Physical Therapy : the... Jul 2018To monitor changes in time spent on pediatric physical therapy actions during a COPing With and CAring for Infants With Special Needs (COPCA) course.
PURPOSE
To monitor changes in time spent on pediatric physical therapy actions during a COPing With and CAring for Infants With Special Needs (COPCA) course.
METHODS
Data were collected before (T0), during, and after (T3) the course, which was attended by 15 Swiss physical therapists. Four treatment sessions of each therapist were video recorded and analyzed with the Groningen Observation Protocol 2.0, allowing for quantification of relative duration of therapeutic actions.
RESULTS
Between T0 and T3, time spent on caregiver coaching and hands-off approaches significantly increased.
CONCLUSIONS
The shift from caregiver trainer to family coach and the increasing hands-off techniques represent successful changes in various domains of behavior. The moderate changes in hands-off approaches suggest that changing habits requires specific attention. The COPCA course will be adapted accordingly.
Topics: Adult; Attitude of Health Personnel; Austria; Child, Preschool; Female; Germany; Humans; Infant; Middle Aged; Motor Disorders; Netherlands; Pediatrics; Physical Therapists; Physical Therapy Modalities; Switzerland; Time Factors; Video Recording
PubMed: 29924074
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000509 -
Zeitschrift Fur Gerontologie 1983Physical therapy takes a great part in the rehabilitation of geriatric patients. Active exercise should stand in the first place. A good cooperation of the patient...
Physical therapy takes a great part in the rehabilitation of geriatric patients. Active exercise should stand in the first place. A good cooperation of the patient himself is required, also physical abilities and various interactions of different illnesses must be considered, when the aim of the treatment is determined. Passive physical modalities have a pain-relieving effect. It has to be considered that too many and too intensive applications of heat, hydrotherapy, and diathermy may cause an overstress for elderly patients. As a rule, physical therapy should be employed adequately. When the patient has attained a stable condition, individual therapy should be replaced by exercises in groups.
Topics: Aged; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Humans; Hydrotherapy; Massage; Motor Skills; Movement Disorders; Physical Exertion; Physical Therapy Modalities
PubMed: 6607573
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Physical Therapy Oct 1996The purpose of this study was to investigate the amount and perceived effects of informal patient education in physical therapy practice.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the amount and perceived effects of informal patient education in physical therapy practice.
SUBJECTS
Thirty-seven physical therapists from nine outpatient physical therapy settings participated.
METHODS
Each therapist audiotaped the entire course of treatment for one patient. The frequency of patient education statements in five categories (information about illness, home exercises, advice and information, health education, and stress counseling) was counted. Therapists, patients, and supervisors completed questionnaires about the amount and perceived effects of these teaching behaviors.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
The greatest numbers of educational statements were in the categories of information about illness (X = 4.72 statements per session), home exercises (X = 3.98 statements per session), and advice and information (X = 2.54 statements per session). The therapists' teaching behaviors rarely corresponded to their perceptions of their own teaching or to their patients' or supervisors' perceptions.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Attitude of Health Personnel; Attitude to Health; Health Behavior; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Middle Aged; Patient Education as Topic; Physical Therapy Modalities; Professional-Patient Relations; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tape Recording; Treatment Outcome
PubMed: 8863762
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/76.10.1089 -
Advances in Skin & Wound Care Apr 2004
Topics: Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Patient Selection; Physical Therapy Modalities; Treatment Outcome; Wound Healing; Wounds and Injuries
PubMed: 15194962
DOI: 10.1097/00129334-200404000-00001 -
The Veterinary Clinics of North... Apr 2016A good rehabilitation program takes into account the possible causes for the injury. Once the underlying cause of the injury is determined, a veterinarian can construct... (Review)
Review
A good rehabilitation program takes into account the possible causes for the injury. Once the underlying cause of the injury is determined, a veterinarian can construct an appropriate rehabilitation plan and use the available electrophysical therapies to their greatest effect. Treating the horse correctly for the type and location of injury, and the stage of rehabilitation of the tissue, helps ensure full rehabilitation success. This article discusses when and how to use the most common electrophysical therapies in horses including transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, functional electric stimulation, pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, therapeutic ultrasound, laser therapy, shockwave therapy, and vibration therapy.
Topics: Animals; Horse Diseases; Horses; Physical Therapy Modalities
PubMed: 27012509
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Neurologia I Neurochirurgia Polska 2001
Topics: Activities of Daily Living; Exercise Therapy; Humans; Motor Neurons; Motor Skills; Physical Therapy Modalities; Poland; Quality of Life; Stroke Rehabilitation
PubMed: 12189678
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Physical Therapy Oct 1984The purpose of this study was to assess physician knowledge and utilization of physical therapy procedures. We sent a questionnaire to 600 physicians in three medical...
The purpose of this study was to assess physician knowledge and utilization of physical therapy procedures. We sent a questionnaire to 600 physicians in three medical specialties (neurology, orthopedic surgery, and physical medicine and rehabilitation), in four geographic regions of the United States. The usable return was 41 percent. Overall knowledge, technical knowledge, and professional knowledge scores were compared by medical specialty, region of the country, years in practice, and three measures of utilization using analysis of variance, student's t, and chi-square statistics. Physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists and physicians in practice 10 years or more had the most knowledge of physical therapy procedures. Respondents preferred a prescriptive relationship when referring patients to physical therapists, and they most often selected "technical" procedures traditionally associated with the profession rather than "professional" procedures when referring patients to physical therapy. Those practicing medicine in their specialty 10 years or more were more conservative in their referral preferences than those in practice less than 10 years. The implications for educational intervention concerning the professional role of the physical therapist are briefly discussed.
Topics: Attitude of Health Personnel; Educational Measurement; Humans; Medicine; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physicians; Referral and Consultation; Specialization; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States
PubMed: 6483981
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/64.10.1523 -
The Veterinary Clinics of North... Apr 2016Physiotherapy assessment of the equine athlete is carried out by qualified physiotherapists, who use a functional approach to the assessment of the horse. Observation,... (Review)
Review
Physiotherapy assessment of the equine athlete is carried out by qualified physiotherapists, who use a functional approach to the assessment of the horse. Observation, clinical reasoning, good palpation skills and implementation of outcome measures are skills used by these professionals in their assessment of the horse. Equine physiotherapists attempt, where possible, to use an evidence-based approach to the assessment of the equine athlete.
Topics: Animals; Horse Diseases; Horses; Physical Conditioning, Animal; Physical Therapy Modalities
PubMed: 26898960
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2015.12.002 -
Physical Therapy Apr 1992Low back pain is commonly seen in physical therapy practice, and many methods of treatment are used to reduce it. In this article, we discuss the magnitude of the low...
Low back pain is commonly seen in physical therapy practice, and many methods of treatment are used to reduce it. In this article, we discuss the magnitude of the low back pain problem, outline the various treatment methods, and develop a strategy to classify and standardize the treatment of the patient who has low back pain. We will develop this thought process by discussing five management considerations: (1) the dilemma of diagnosis, (2) the information gained from the assessment, (3) a patient classification system, (4) the objectives of the low back treatment process, and (5) a proposed physical therapy intervention model that matches the objectives of treatment to the classification of the patient.
Topics: Acute Disease; Back Pain; Biomechanical Phenomena; Chronic Disease; Humans; Models, Theoretical; Organizational Objectives; Patient Care Planning; Patient Education as Topic; Physical Therapy Modalities
PubMed: 1533940
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/72.4.261