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Joint Decision

Aug 1, 2017/Column

Ethics In Practice: Joint Decision

Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI)

Jul 24, 2016/Test & Measure

Assesses self-care, mobility, and social functioning in children aged 6 months to 7 years.

Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement Measure (STREAM)

Jul 5, 2017/Test & Measure

Provides therapists with a quantitative measurement of motor functioning and basic mobility deficits among patients who had a stroke through the performance of 30 voluntary motor task.

I Can Make Someone's Day

May 1, 2022/Column

I have found that the hardest pill to swallow is that I am incapable of fixing all of my patients' problems.

PQRS and MIPS: A Quality Reporting Update

May 1, 2016/Column

Reporting requirements for PTs in private practice are the same this year as last. Change is coming, however.

Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)

Jun 13, 2016/Clinical Summary

THA to improve hip joint stability, mobility, locomotion, and quality of life is considered one of the most successful surgical procedures.

My Biggest Challenge in Physical Therapy School? Imposter Syndrome

Jan 16, 2017/Perspective

In DPT school, Cruz Romero discovered self-doubt, and something else he’d never heard of: imposter syndrome.

Amputee Mobility Predictor (AMP)

Jul 14, 2024/Test & Measure

Measures the ambulatory potential of lower limb amputees with or without a prosthesis.

Brachial Plexus

Aug 5, 2020/Clinical Summary

The brachial plexus is a vital network of nerves originating from the ventral rami of C5 through spinal nerve T1 transmitting signals for the entire upper extremity to supply both motor and sensory input.

10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT) for Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, or Cognitive Impairment (Gait Speed)

Feb 1, 2015/Test & Measure

Measures self-selected or comfortable gait speed (m/s) over a short distance.