A survey of therapeutic ultrasound use by physical therapists who are orthopaedic certified specialists

Physical Therapy

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 986-994

  Wong, Rita A ^a   Schumann, Britta ^b   Townsend, Rose ^c   Phelps, Crystal A ^d  

^a MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Results Rehab and Fitness   (United States)

^c National Children's Center Northwest Campus ^*  (United States)

^d BETTY AND GUY BEATTY CENTER FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURSITIS; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTENT VALIDITY; EDEMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; JOINT EFFUSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCAR; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; SWELLING; TENDINITIS; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; UNITED STATES; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547633672     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20050392     Document Type: Article

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