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Role of Physical Therapy In Health Management For People With Chronic Disability

May 14, 2020/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Describes the role of physical therapy in health management for people with chronic disease.

Related Organizations

Jul 29, 2021/Policies & Bylaws

Board Policy: Related organizations are controlled subsidiaries of the American Physical Therapy Association that are organized under the appropriate law and designation to meet their purpose.

Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy: Clinical Practice Guideline for Physical Therapist Management of People With Rheumatoid Arthritis

May 17, 2021/CPG

This guideline revises the 2008 Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy (Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie, KNGF) recommendations on the assessment and treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

APTA Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Clinical Guidance to Optimize Work Participation After Injury or Illness: The Role of Physical Therapists (CPG+)

Aug 1, 2021/CPG

This guideline developed by the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association provides recommendations for effective physical therapy evaluation, treatment, and management of individuals experiencing limitations in the ability to participate in work following injury

The First Global Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Guidelines for People Living With Disability

Jan 3, 2021/CPG

This guideline presents 10 areas for advancing inclusive practice in physical activity and sedentary behavior for people living with disability.

APTA: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Ankle-Foot Orthoses and Functional Electrical Stimulation Post-Stroke (CPG+)

Apr 1, 2021/CPG

This guideline from the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy provides evidence on the effects of ankle-foot orthoses and functional electrical stimulation post-stroke.

Harris Infant Neuromotor Test (HINT)

Jul 12, 2021/Test & Measure

The Harris Infant Neuromotor Test (HINT) is a screening tool designed to identify neuromotor or cognitive/behavioral concerns in infants who are healthy or at high risk between the ages of 3 and 12 months.

General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)

Aug 4, 2021/Test & Measure

This summary reviews a questionnaire to measure self-efficacy and contains information on use of it to screen patients or clients in a general clinical setting and reviews the use of this questionnaire with adolescents and adults in a general clinical setting without regard to a specific diagnosis or

Physical Therapy Overview for Late College Students

Mar 1, 2021/Open Access

This PowerPoint presentation provides both and overview and specific information about physical therapy education, application requirements, specialties and professional opportunities for students interested in applying to DPT and PTA education programs.

PTs Change Lives Flyer

Dec 31, 2025/Open Access

This flyer highlights various aspects of the profession of physical therapy, the DPT education pathway, and provides links to additional resources to find more information.

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The First Two Years of Practice: A Longitudinal Perspective on the Learning and Professional Development of Promising Novice Physical Therapists

Feb 28, 2013/Research Reports

Background

Physical therapists work in complex health care systems

Ankle Joint Mobilization Affects Postoperative Pain Through Peripheral and Central Adenosine A1 Receptors

Feb 28, 2013/Research Reports

Background

Physical therapists frequently use joint mobilization

What Follows Survival of Critical Illness? Physical Therapists' Management of Patients With Post–Intensive Care Syndrome

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Historically, the management of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) has involved

Move to Improve: The Feasibility of Using an Early Mobility Protocol to Increase Ambulation in the Intensive and Intermediate Care Settings

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background

Prolonged bed rest in hospitalized patients leads

Safety and Feasibility of an Early Mobilization Program for Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background

Survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)

Simulation Experience Enhances Physical Therapist Student Confidence in Managing a Patient in the Critical Care Environment

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background

Rehabilitation of patients in critical care environments

Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Case Report

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background and Purpose

Inspiratory muscle strength training

Physical Rehabilitation of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Small Case Series

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background and Purpose

Neuromuscular weakness and impaired physical