'Fancy Theory' in Physical Therapy

Outpatient physical therapists don't often deal with life and death issues. We may help patients with... back and neck pain walking diff...

'Fancy Theory' in Physical Therapy 2009-03-07T06:42:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Get 'Bulletproof' Physcial Therapist Decisions

Get a blueprint for Bulletproof Decision Making courtesy of the Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Ful...

Get 'Bulletproof' Physcial Therapist Decisions 2009-02-17T13:08:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Can physical therapists diagnose depression?

Mary began crying in physical therapy the other day. Tears streamed down her face as she told me the story of her automobile accident and he...

Can physical therapists diagnose depression? 2009-01-25T07:30:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

I answered a question today on the Yahoo Groups PT Manager list-serve. Hello Group, I am looking for any information or suggestions on Treat...

2009-01-14T18:10:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Physical therapists: Put your diagnosis in your goal

This extra step in your clinical thought process can dramatically improve your notes and charts for your Medicare compliance program. The si...

Physical therapists: Put your diagnosis in your goal 2009-01-04T05:25:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Can Physical Therapists Treat Pain?

When I attended the University of Florida one of my physical therapy professors gave me this advice: “Treating pain is a moral decision that...

Can Physical Therapists Treat Pain? 2008-12-21T07:05:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Can Physical Therapists go over the PT Cap with an X-Ray?

Does an X-ray demonstrate medical necessity for physical therapy? ...or does an axial CT myelogram? These images are examples that have in c...

Can Physical Therapists go over the PT Cap with an X-Ray? 2008-11-15T04:56:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Do physical therapists treat pain?

I took this table (my formatting) from Towards a Common Language for Functioning, Disability and Health to illustrate the role physical the...

Do physical therapists treat pain? 2008-10-14T12:40:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Use the ICF Core Set to diagnose lower back pain

Sooner or later physical therapists will be required by Medicare and commercial insurance companies to identify the impairments we treat by ...

Use the ICF Core Set to diagnose lower back pain 2008-10-05T17:35:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Physical Therapy Diagnosis: Label or Process?

The new International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) speaks to the central decision physical therapists make in...

Physical Therapy Diagnosis: Label or Process? 2008-09-21T14:02:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

When is a physical therapy diagnosis not a physical therapy diagnosis?

The most recent issue of The Orthopaedic Section's Physical Therapy Practice contains Developing a Physical Therapy Diagnosis for a Pati...

When is a physical therapy diagnosis not a physical therapy diagnosis? 2008-09-14T17:44:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

The Functional Classification of Neck Pain

Orthopedic physical therapists need to read this clinical practice guideline from the September 2008 issue of JOSPT . In addition to using t...

The Functional Classification of Neck Pain 2008-09-09T17:00:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Informed Physical Therapists Diagnose using the ICF

Informed physical therapists can make a break with 'old school' models and advance the discussion of physical therapy diagnosis by t...

Informed Physical Therapists Diagnose using the ICF 2008-09-08T18:40:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Physical therapists should not take 'ownership' of physical therapy diagnosis

Physical Therapy Diagnosis is a blog I have posted to since about August 2007. Physical therapy diagnosis is also a topic I have been intere...

Physical therapists should not take 'ownership' of physical therapy diagnosis 2008-08-26T18:32:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Physical Therapist uses the ICF model for Decision-Making

This is the first physical therapy article (that I have seen) since the APTA adopted the International Classification of Functioning (ICF)...

Physical Therapist uses the ICF model for Decision-Making 2008-08-10T20:02:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Physical Therapy is not a 'Loss Leader'!

Some physical therapists think that refusing to accept 'loss leader' patients from Medicare Advantage plans will preserve physical ...

Physical Therapy is not a 'Loss Leader'! 2008-07-21T17:31:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

New Physical Therapy Paradigm

There is a new game in town. Physical therapists may have to hit the hit the books again to learn the new disability paradigm... APTA Endors...

New Physical Therapy Paradigm 2008-07-14T20:05:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara