The physical therapy prescription.

Autor: Onks CA; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 30 Hope Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0859, USA; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 30 Hope Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0859, USA. Electronic address: conks@hmc.psu.edu., Wawrzyniak J; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Therapy Services, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Mail Code EC 130, 30 Hope Drive, PO Box 859, Hershey, PA 17033-0859, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Medical clinics of North America [Med Clin North Am] 2014 Jul; Vol. 98 (4), pp. 869-80, xiii. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Apr 24.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2014.03.009
Abstrakt: Physical therapy was first noted in the time of Hippocrates. The physical therapy visit includes a complete history, physical examination, and development of a treatment plan. Health care providers usually initiate a referral based on physical examination, symptoms, or a specific diagnosis. Physical therapy has been shown to be particularly helpful for musculoskeletal ailments, and has a growing body of evidence for use.
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Databáze: MEDLINE