Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Conditions
8 Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Conditions Barbara C. Belyea and Hilary B. Greenberger Society needs us so they can follow the path of moving precisely toward optimum health. Shirley Sahrmann,…
Communication in Physical Therapy in the Twenty-First Century
7 Communication in Physical Therapy in the Twenty-First Century Helen L. Masin Therapeutic communication requires learning a new skill, but more than that, it requires unlearning habitual, non-helpful ways of…
Physical Therapy for Pediatric Conditions
12 Physical Therapy for Pediatric Conditions Karen W. Nolan and Angela Easley Rosenberg What path will we take? Let us not take one that others have made…. Instead, let us…
The Profession of Physical Therapy: Definition and Development
1 The Profession of Physical Therapy Definition and Development Michael A. Pagliarulo Physical therapy is knowledge. Physical therapy is clinical science. Physical therapy is the reasoned application of science to…
Physical Therapy for the Older Adult
13 Physical Therapy for the Older Adult Jennifer E. Collins and Teresa A. Hoppenrath It is always the season for the old to learn. Aeschylus, 500 bc Chapter Outline GENERAL…
Financing Health Care and Reimbursement in Physical Therapy
6 Financing Health Care and Reimbursement in Physical Therapy Jennifer E. Wilson The idea of reimbursement—a physical therapist (PT) provides care to a patient and the patient provides some form…
Laws, Regulations, and Policies
5 Laws, Regulations, and Policies Laurie A. Walsh No civilization…would ever have been possible without a framework of stability, to provide the wherein for the flux of change. Foremost among…
Roles and Characteristics of Physical Therapists
2 Roles and Characteristics of Physical Therapists Michael A. Pagliarulo All physical therapists, regardless of title or position, function in multiple capacities, shifting from one to another as the situation…
American Physical Therapy Association
4 American Physical Therapy Association Michael A. Pagliarulo Approximately 70% of Americans are members of at least one association; 25% belong to four or more. Although the role of associations…
Physical Therapy for Integumentary Conditions
11 Physical Therapy for Integumentary Conditions R. Scott Ward Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them. Albert Einstein Chapter Outline GENERAL DESCRIPTION Integument Wound…
