Measurement in Physical Therapy.

Measurement Properties of Physical Therapy Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire in an Iranian Musculoskeletal Population

Background: A valid and reliable tool that could measure patient satisfaction with physical therapy care for Persian-speaking patients will improve communication and enhance the involvement of people in research on health care quality and disparities. We aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the physical therapy patient satisfaction questionnaire (PTPSQ). Meth...

A systematic review on reminder systems in physical therapy

Background: The main goal of physical therapy is to help the patient gain a better health status. Several studies have investigated the use of reminders to prevent such failures on the patients’ side. This article presents a systematic review of the literature concerning reminders in physical therapy. Methods: Databases were searched until May 2017 and literatures were found from April 1...

Virtual Environments in Physical Therapy

Physical therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.

I N SPITE of new discoveries and advances in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, the most important part of the management of patients with this disease today is the prevention or minimizing of deformity and the maintenance or improvement of function. The numerous remedies that have been promoted for use in arthritis tend to detract from the appreciation of the value of physical treatment in...

Trends in Neuropediatric Physical Therapy

IntroductIon Among the various diseases that cause neuromotor deficits in children, the chronic nonprogressive encephalopathy [cerebral palsy (CP)] is one of the most frequent. Children affected by PC may present: sensory disorders, cognitive disorders, abnormal patterns of posture, and postural tone change (1). The literature has signaled some protocols which seem to enhance the neuromotor reh...