10 Physical Therapy in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Conditions Tiffany Hilton Those aspects of physical therapy commonly referred to as cardiovascular/pulmonary physical therapy are fully recognized as fundamental components of the…
3 The Physical Therapist Assistant John E. Kelly and Pamela D. Ritzline The development of the physical therapist assistant expanded the quantity and quality of patient care. Getting physical therapy…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
