The role and position of passive intervertebral motion assessment within clinical reasoning and decision-making in manual physical therapy: A qualitative interview study

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-118

  Van Trijffel, Emiel ^a   Plochg, Thomas ^a   Van Hartingsveld, Frank ^b   Lucas, Cees ^a   Oostendorp, Rob A B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical reasoning; Diagnostic process; Manual physical therapy; Spinal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NETHERLANDS; PASSIVE INTERVERTEBRAL MOTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKILL; SPINE;

EID: 77953947337     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: 20426186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698110X12640740712815     Document Type: Article

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