Physical therapy recommendations for service members with mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-218

  Weightman, Margaret M ^a,b,c   Bolgla, Robyn ^d   McCulloch, Karen L ^e   Peterson, Michelle D ^f  

^a Proponency Office for Rehabilitation and Reintegration   (United States)

^b ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Miami and Broward County OPC ^*  (United States)

^d US Army Reserve   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mild traumatic brain injury; Military personnel; Physical therapy; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BALANCE DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MILITARY SERVICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC HEADACHE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952568914     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3181dc82d3     Document Type: Article

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