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Guide to physical therapist practice 2nd, ed.
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This article is published in Physical Therapy.The article was published on 2001-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 552 citations till now.read more
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Age- and Gender-Related Test Performance in Community-Dwelling Elderly People: Six-Minute Walk Test, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up & Go Test, and Gait Speeds
TL;DR: Preliminary descriptive data suggest that physical therapists should use age-related data when interpreting patient data obtained for the 6MW, BBS, TUG, CGS and FGS measurements, which showed high test-retest reliability.
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Global Rating of Change Scales: A Review of Strengths and Weaknesses and Considerations for Design
TL;DR: The purpose of this article is to assist appropriate interpretation of the GRC results and to provide evidence-informed advice to guide design and administration of GRC scales.
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The impact of physical therapy on functional outcomes after stroke: what's the evidence?
R.P.S. van Peppen,Gert Kwakkel,Sharon Wood-Dauphinee,H. J. M. Hendriks,Ph J. Van der Wees,Joost Dekker +5 more
TL;DR: Based on high-quality RCTs strong evidence was found in favour of task-oriented exercise training to restore balance and gait, and for strengthening the lower paretic limb in stroke patients.
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Toward a Common Language for Function, Disability, and Health
TL;DR: This perspective provides an update on the changing language of disablement, reviews selected contemporary disablement models, and discusses some challenges that need to be addressed to achieve a universal disablement language that can be used to discuss physical therapy research and clinical interventions.
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Philadelphia Panel Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines on Selected Rehabilitation Interventions for Low Back Pain
John Albright,Richard Allman,Richard Paul Bonfiglio,Alicia Conill,Bruce H. Dobkin,Andrew A. Guccione,Scott Hasson,Randolph Russo,Paul G. Shekelle,Jeffrey L Susman,Lucie Brosseau,Peter Tugwell,George A. Wells,Vivian Robinson,Ian D. Graham,Beverley Shea,Jessie McGowan,Joan Peterson,Michel Tousignant,Lucie Poulin,Hélène Corriveau,Michelle Morin,Lucie Pelland,Lucie Laferrière,Lynn Casimiro,Louis E. Tremblay +25 more
TL;DR: This methodology of developing EBCPGs provides a structured approach to assessing the literature and developing guidelines that incorporates clinicians' feedback and is widely acceptable to practicing clinicians.