Diagnosing pathology to decide the appropriateness of physical therapy: What's our role?

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-2

  Davenport, Todd E ^a   Kulig, Kornelia ^a   Resnik, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; BODY MOVEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC REASONING; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 30444433603     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2006.0101     Document Type: Editorial

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