Physical Therapists Are Routinely Performing the Requisite Skills to Directly Refer for Musculoskeletal Imaging: An Observational Study.

Autor:	Mabry LM; Department of Physical Therapy, Congdon School of Health Sciences, High Point University, One University Parkway, High Point, NC USA., Severin R; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.; Department of Physical Therapy, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University , Waco, TX, USA., Gisselman AS; Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Phoenix, AZ, USA., Ross MD; Department of Physical Therapy, Daemen University, Amherst, NY, USA., Davenport TE; Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA., Young BA; Department of Physical Therapy, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University , Waco, TX, USA., Keil AP; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA., Goss DL; Department of Physical Therapy, Congdon School of Health Sciences, High Point University, One University Parkway, High Point, NC USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy [J Man Manip Ther] 2022 Oct; Vol. 30 (5), pp. 261-272. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 13.
DOI:	10.1080/10669817.2022.2106729
Abstrakt:	Objectives: To explore if physical therapists are practicing skills necessary to refer patients for musculoskeletal imaging. Methods: An expert panel established a list of nine requisite skills to refer for musculoskeletal imaging. A blinded expert panel validated the list using a 5-point Likert scale. The skills list was examined via an electronic survey distributed to United States physical therapists. Results: 4,796 respondents were included. Each of the nine skills were routinely performed by a majority of the respondents (range: 54.52-94.72%). Respondents routinely performed 6.95 (± 0.06) skills, with 67.41% routinely performing seven or more skills. Doctors of physical therapy routinely performed more imaging skills (7.15 ± 0.06) compared to their masters- (6.44 ± 0.19) and bachelors-trained (5.95 ± 0.21) counterparts (p < 0.001). Residency/fellowship-trained physical therapists were more likely to routinely perform more imaging skills (7.60 ± 0.11 vs. 6.79 ± 0.07, p < 0.001). Imaging skill performance was greater among board-certified physical therapists (7.39 ± 0.09 vs. 6.71 ± 0.08, p < 0.001) and APTA members (7.06 ± 0.07 vs. 6.65 ± 0.12, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Physical therapists are routinely practicing the requisite imaging skills to directly refer to a radiologist for musculoskeletal imaging.
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