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Background: Pelvic malalignment can lead to pelvic floor muscle (PFM) weakness, incontinence, and pain in athletes and the general population.…

Background: Rectal prolapse with fecal incontinence is a debilitating affliction that is underreported because of shame and embarrassment. People suffering…

Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent and complex endocrine disorder that affects women of reproductive age. Its physical…

It is well documented that patient outcomes improve when providers address the patient's mental and spiritual needs in addition to…

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Background: Pelvic malalignment can lead to pelvic floor muscle (PFM) weakness, incontinence, and pain in athletes and the general population.…

Background: Rectal prolapse with fecal incontinence is a debilitating affliction that is underreported because of shame and embarrassment. People suffering…

Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent and complex endocrine disorder that affects women of reproductive age. Its physical…

It is well documented that patient outcomes improve when providers address the patient's mental and spiritual needs in addition to…

Purpose: Experiential learning using high-fidelity simulation is a valuable tool for teaching Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students the cardiopulmonary…

Purpose: Music is recognized as a useful distractor from unpleasant symptoms during exercise and provides motivation; however, little is known…

PURPOSE: Venous thromboembolism can present as either a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or a pulmonary embolism. The purpose of this…

Purpose: Guidelines advocate the use of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in individuals with COVID-19. However, there is a lack of concrete…

Purpose: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery treats complications from coronary artery diseases, and its recovery traditionally consisted of bedrest.…

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Purpose: The clinical use of lung ultrasound (LUS) is gaining acceptance and rapidly growing. Lung ultrasound is being integrated into…

The 4-Element Movement Model (4EMM) has been proposed as framework to guide clinical decision making in the physical therapy management…

Purpose: Following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, people are required to navigate the majority of their physical recovery, including…

Purpose: Experiential learning using high-fidelity simulation is a valuable tool for teaching Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students the cardiopulmonary…

Purpose: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery treats complications from coronary artery diseases, and its recovery traditionally consisted of bedrest.…

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Purpose: The clinical use of lung ultrasound (LUS) is gaining acceptance and rapidly growing. Lung ultrasound is being integrated into…

The 4-Element Movement Model (4EMM) has been proposed as framework to guide clinical decision making in the physical therapy management…

Purpose: Following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, people are required to navigate the majority of their physical recovery, including…

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The persistent postacute effects of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) illness are and will continue to negatively impact the growing numbers…

Purpose: Competency-based education and creation of profession-based entrustable professional activities are current trends in physical therapist (PT) education. The purpose…

Practitioners need access to and the ability to openly discuss advances in practice and concepts as they apply to the…

Purpose: A quality initiative assessed standardized physical therapy (SPT) with lung transplant (LT) recipients in the hospital setting. The objective…

A rapidly growing body of research supports the use of high-intensity interval training across a wide range of health conditions…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether sternal displacement occurs, decreases over time, and varies with adherence…

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Purpose: Cardiorespiratory fitness tests are important for older adults to determine baseline cardiovascular fitness and appropriate aerobic exercise intensity. The…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine effects of cuff overinflation on blood pressure (BP) measurements compared with…

The use of electronic or e-cigarettes, commonly referred to as vaping, has markedly increased in recent years. Vaping devices were…

Purpose: To assess the admitting characteristics, adverse events, and rehabilitation outcomes of patients adhering to move in the tube (MIT)…

Introduction and Purpose: The 2019 emergence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and associated medical complications of pneumonia and acute respiratory…

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Purpose: To describe physical therapist (PT) practice for patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU) at a tertiary…

Purpose: A relatively high percentage of patients with COVID-19 develop hypoxemia and must be mechanically ventilated. Although prone positioning (PP)…

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) or COVID-19 has grown to become a global pandemic. Although much has been learned…

The role for physical therapists related to addressing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is still crystallizing in acute and post-acute…

There is little published information available to guide the acute care physical therapist in caring for acutely ill patients with…

Purpose: This study examined the application, outcomes, and validity of cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) outcomes using a modified Balke protocol…

Purpose: Scores on the Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AMPAC) 6-Clicks are used in the hospital setting as functional measures…

As members of the interprofessional team caring for patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), physical therapists need to be…

Purpose: To determine the physical activity (PA) level, knowledge of guidelines, and attitudes and role perceptions about promotion of PA…

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Chronic sleep insufficiency or long-sleep duration appears to contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other related metabolic…

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Health literacy (HL) has been defined as “the capacity of individuals to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and…

Purpose: Rehabilitation can improve health outcomes in candidates for lung transplantation. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate…

Purpose: (1) Determine whether ultrasonography can detect differences in diaphragm contractility between body positions. (2) Perform reliability analysis of diaphragm…

Purpose: There is a paucity of functional outcome measures that specifically target the thoracic region and none that are specific…

Objective: The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is a measure that is routinely used to assess a response to treatment for…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe and determine correlations among blood pressure (BP) attitudes, practice behaviors, and…

Purpose: Although mobilization is a widely practiced intervention for patients who are critically ill, the clinical reasoning and decision-making processes…

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the concurrent validity of daily activity data from Medtronic implantable…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine how accurately physical therapists can predict patients with prehypertension/hypertension using visual…

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Purpose: To determine the current use, rationale for use, and construction of the therapist-made bubble-positive expiratory pressure (bubble-PEP) device by…

Exercise and physical activity have been recommended since the 1970s as important aspects of care for people with cystic fibrosis…

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Introduction: Promotion of early mobility is part of an ongoing effort to mitigate the iatrogenic effects of hospitalization. To assist…

Purpose: The primary aim of this pilot study was to propose cutoff scores for the functional outcome measures at which…

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between functional status, compliance with sternal precautions, and aseptic…

Purpose: The primary aim of this pilot study was to propose cutoff scores for the functional outcome measures at which…

Introduction: Promotion of early mobility is part of an ongoing effort to mitigate the iatrogenic effects of hospitalization. To assist…

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between functional status, compliance with sternal precautions, and aseptic…

Background and Purpose: Literature about early mobilization of patients with femoral intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) is emerging. The purpose of…

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory and multisystem infection accompanied by risk for multisystemic problems. Recent research proposed…

Background and Purpose: There are important reasons to provide hospitalized patients with opportunities to move while hospitalized. Yet, it is…

Purpose: Studies suggest that implementing physical therapist discharge recommendations decreases 30-day hospital readmissions but may have miscounted readmissions. The purpose…

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Background and Purpose: Vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) are the most common cause for hospitalization in children and adolescents with sickle cell…

Background: Clinicians and hospital care coordinators seek effective tools to assist with reducing length of stay, delivering appropriate postacute care…

Purpose: To evaluate concurrent validity between the Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) “6-clicks” basic mobility short form (BMSF) and…

Purpose: This study examines whether 20% substitution of a simulation-based learning experience (SBLE) during a physical therapist (PT) education integrated…

Purpose: To assess the relationship between characteristics of acute care physical therapists (PTs) and use of standardized outcome measures (OMs);…

Background: The physical therapist's (PT's) role on the interprofessional team is specialized to address a patient's functional needs. Statement of…

Background and Purpose: Being physically active and mobile in the acute care setting has been shown to improve functional outcomes…

Background: At an acute academic medical center, an electronic medical record (EMR) clarity report revealed that proper documentation of a…

Background: Recent advances in revascularization procedures have improved survival rates for individuals with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, evidence to…

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to highlight the guiding principles and protocols for immediate and early postoperative management…

Physical therapists practicing on hospital units or in emergency departments must be prepared to do more than simply treat vestibular…

Background and Purpose: Stroke is a major cause of disability and the third leading cause of death worldwide. Clinical practice…

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the effect of acute care curriculum changes on a university's doctor…

Purpose: This study's primary objective is to determine the current use of outcome measures (OMs) by physical therapists practicing in…

Purpose: The aim of the study was to understand how acute care physical therapists' perceptions of the value of physical…

Physical and occupational therapists are not always thought of when it comes to pressure injury prevention; however, their training and…

Purpose: While previous studies have investigated the use of body weight–supported treadmill training (BWSTT) at various stages post-stroke, a greater…

Background and Purpose: Frailty is defined as a clinically recognizable state of increased vulnerability resulting from aging-associated declines in reserve…

Purpose: Falls are the leading cause of injury-related emergency department (ED) visits in older adults, but we lack a sensitive…

Background: Traumatically injured patients are often admitted with complex multisystem injuries requiring a lengthy stay in the intensive care unit…

Purpose: Mobilization is feasible, safe, and beneficial to patients admitted to critical care units. Vasoactive therapy appears to be one…

Purpose: Baseline data collected for 9 months showed that physical (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) services were consulted 14.5% of…

Background: Previous literature in physical therapy has suggested that vital signs (VS) are not used as often as is recommended…

Purpose: Acute care physical therapists are asked to determine safe discharge plans for older patients who may be at risk…

Background and Purpose: Peripheral vestibular disorders such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) are a common, yet costly health care…

Physical therapy involves caring for patients at risk for experiencing abnormal hypotension that develops during upright activities or exercise. A…

Background/Purpose: Evidence supporting neurorehabilitation dosage after traumatic brain injury is limited. High-dose, high-intensity intervention, involving maximal frequency, time, and patient…

Background: Hospital-associated disability (HAD) has been linked to prolonged and inappropriate immobility. HAD and increased postacute care (PAC) rehabilitation spending…

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective chart review study was to determine whether physical therapists (PTs) were accurate in determining…

Background and Purpose: The shift in health care is toward value. However, operational efficiency measurement remains volume driven. Using behavioral…

Purpose: The growing incidence of critically ill patients on mechanical circulatory support (MCS) for many weeks at our center prompted…

Purpose: High or low serum potassium (K+) levels are associated with increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias. No research-based guidelines or…

Background and Purpose: Acute physical therapy practitioners and leaders continue to search for a practical method to measure value. The…

Background: Despite seemingly routine use of physical therapy and its potential importance in reducing complications after total joint arthroplasty in…

Purpose: Exercise improves pulmonary function and physical conditioning in cystic fibrosis. Exercise capacity was assessed in the inpatient setting to…

Background and Purpose: Mobilization of patients during inpatient hospitalization has been shown to be an important aspect of quality care…

Background: Chronic wounds in the United States are prevalent and costly, both financially and socially. Wound measurement is a cornerstone…

Purpose: There is little evidence to guide physical therapists regarding the safety of administering therapeutic intervention to individuals receiving a…

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Background: Interpreting laboratory values has taken a forefront in many treatment models when deciding on the appropriateness of administering or…

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Purpose: To describe the impetus for, and the development of, a physical therapy mentorship program in an academic medical center.…