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Dice JL, Dendy D, Sizer PS, Cook CE, Feuling S, Brismée JM. Author Response to Shear et al. Phys Ther 2022; 102:6661329. [PMID: 35951663 DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzac115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jenifer L Dice
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 74930, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 74930, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 74930, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27701, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 74930, USA
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Dice JL, Dendy D, Sizer PS, Cook CE, Feuling S, Brismée JM. Manual Therapy in Preadolescent Children: A Delphi Investigation of Physical Therapists in the United States. Phys Ther 2021; 101:6123359. [PMID: 33513233 DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzab027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Limited research has investigated the use of manual therapy to treat the preadolescent (0-12 years of age) population with musculoskeletal and neurological impairments. The purpose of this study was to identify the following among physical therapists holding advanced credentials in pediatrics, neurodevelopmental treatment, or manual therapy: (1) consensus regarding effective techniques in the preadolescent population, (2) differences in opinion, and (3) perceived decision-making barriers and factors regarding use of manual therapy techniques. METHODS Credentialed physical therapists in the United States were recruited for a 3-round Delphi investigation. An electronic survey in Round 1 identified musculoskeletal and neurological impairments and the manual techniques considered effective to treat such conditions, in addition to factors and barriers. Responses were used to create the second round, during which a 4-point Likert scale was used to score each survey item. A third round of scoring established consensus. Descriptive statistics and composite scores were calculated for each manual technique by impairment. Between-group differences were calculated using the Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction. RESULTS Consensus was determined for several concepts. First, neuromuscular techniques were considered effective across all impairments, and joint mobilizations (grades I-IV) were believed to be effective to treat joint and muscle and myofascial impairments. Second, visceral manipulation and craniosacral therapy were considered ineffective in treating most impairments. There was lack of consensus and clear differences of opinion regarding the use of grade V mobilizations and dry needling. Significant barriers to use of manual therapy were: lack of knowledge, lack of evidence, and fear of litigation and harming patients. CONCLUSION This study is an initial step for developing manual therapy guidelines, research, and educational opportunities regarding manual therapy in pediatric physical therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jenifer L Dice
- Texas Children's Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Texas Children's Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Corkery MB, Hensley CP, Cesario C, Yen SC, Chui K, Courtney C. Use of thrust joint manipulation by student physical therapists in the United States during clinical education experiences. J Man Manip Ther 2020; 28:266-274. [PMID: 32031508 DOI: 10.1080/10669817.2020.1720948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Introduction: Thrust joint manipulation (TJM) is used in physical therapy practice and taught in entry-level curricula in the United States (US); however, research regarding implementation by student physical therapists (SPT)s is scarce. Objectives: To explore the use of TJM in SPT clinical education and factors influencing implementation. Methods: In a cross-sectional exploratory study, accredited physical therapy (PT) programs in the US (n = 227) were invited to participate in an electronic survey. SPTs were queried about TJM use and their clinical instructor's (CI) credentials during their final musculoskeletal clinical experience. Results: Forty-five programs participated in the study, consisting of 2,147 SPTs. Of those, 414 (19.3%) responses were used for analysis and 69% reported using TJM. SPTs who utilized TJM were more likely to have a CI who used TJM (p < 0.001) and/or had advanced certification/training in manual therapy (p < .001). A majority of students agreed or strongly agreed that their academic preparation provided them with clinical reasoning tools (84%) and psychomotor skills (69%) necessary to perform TJM. SPT use of TJM was facilitated by CI clinical practice, SPT competence in psychomotor skill, confidence in clinical reasoning, and practice setting. A main barrier to student use of TJM was CI lack of TJM use. Conclusions: Clinical practice of the CI appears to be a key factor in determining student use of TJM. Level of evidence: 2b.
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- Marie B Corkery
- Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University , Boston, MA, USA
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- Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University , Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University , Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University , Boston, MA, USA
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- School of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Pacific University , Forest Grove, OR, USA
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- Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University , Chicago, IL, USA
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Yeung E, Kulasagarem K, Woods N, Dubrowski A, Hodges B, Carnahan H. Validity of a new assessment rubric for a short-answer test of clinical reasoning. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2016; 16:192. [PMID: 27461249 PMCID: PMC4962495 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-016-0714-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The validity of high-stakes decisions derived from assessment results is of primary concern to candidates and certifying institutions in the health professions. In the field of orthopaedic manual physical therapy (OMPT), there is a dearth of documented validity evidence to support the certification process particularly for short-answer tests. To address this need, we examined the internal structure of the Case History Assessment Tool (CHAT); this is a new assessment rubric developed to appraise written responses to a short-answer test of clinical reasoning in post-graduate OMPT certification in Canada. METHODS Fourteen physical therapy students (novices) and 16 physical therapists (PT) with minimal and substantial OMPT training respectively completed a mock examination. Four pairs of examiners (n = 8) participated in appraising written responses using the CHAT. We conducted separate generalizability studies (G studies) for all participants and also by level of OMPT training. Internal consistency was calculated for test questions with more than 2 assessment items. Decision studies were also conducted to determine optimal application of the CHAT for OMPT certification. RESULTS The overall reliability of CHAT scores was found to be moderate; however, reliability estimates for the novice group suggest that the scale was incapable of accommodating for scores of novices. Internal consistency estimates indicate item redundancies for several test questions which will require further investigation. CONCLUSION Future validity studies should consider discriminating the clinical reasoning competence of OMPT trainees strictly at the post-graduate level. Although rater variance was low, the large variance attributed to error sources not incorporated in our G studies warrant further investigations into other threats to validity. Future examination of examiner stringency is also warranted.
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- Euson Yeung
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7 Canada
- The Wilson Centre for Research in Education, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- The Wilson Centre for Research in Education, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- The Wilson Centre for Research in Education, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Wilson Centre for Research in Education Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chair in Health Professions Education Research, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Canada
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Alvarez G, Cerritelli F, Urrutia G. Using the template for intervention description and replication (TIDieR) as a tool for improving the design and reporting of manual therapy interventions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 24:85-9. [PMID: 27029717 DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2016.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Revised: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The detailed reporting of any research intervention is crucial to evaluate its applicability into a routinely practice-based context. However, it has been estimated that, especially in non-pharmacological interventions, the published literature typically includes incomplete intervention details. In the field of manual medicine, where interventions are delivered with a high degree of individualization and variability, poorly reported studies could compromise internal and external validity of the results. Among the various initiatives that have been undertaken to improve the intervention description, the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) has to be highlighted as the most promising. TIDieR offers both to researchers and clinicians a helpful and comprehensive guidance on how manual therapy interventions have to be designed and reported, taking into account the clinical complexity of manual therapy and the need to satisfy research gold standards.
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- Gerard Alvarez
- Clinical-based Human Research Department, Centre for Osteopathic Medicine - C.O.ME. Collaboration, Pescara, Italy; Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre - Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain.
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- Clinical-based Human Research Department, Centre for Osteopathic Medicine - C.O.ME. Collaboration, Pescara, Italy
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- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre - Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain; CIBEResp, Barcelona, Spain
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Bindawas SM. Physical Therapy Entry-level Education and Post-professional Training in Saudi Arabia: A Comparison of Perceptions of Physical Therapists from Five Regions. J Phys Ther Sci 2014; 26:1377-82. [PMID: 25276019 PMCID: PMC4175240 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.26.1377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] The goal of this study was to examine potential differences in physical
therapists’ perceptions of content areas for the new entry-level Doctor of Physical
Therapy (DPT) curricula and specialties for post-graduate residency and fellowship
programs among five geographical regions in Saudi Arabia. [Subjects and Methods] All
physical therapists in Saudi Arabia were invited to participate in this cross-sectional
study, which was conducted via a web-based survey. The first domain queried the importance
of introducing 10 content areas into future DPT curricula. The second domain concerned the
importance of developing residency and fellowship programs in nine subspecialties.
Descriptive statistics were generated, and an analysis of variance with a post hoc Tukey’s
HSD test was used to evaluate the significance of differences in the physical therapists’
perceptions across the geographical regions. [Results] In total, 148 participants
responded to the survey. Significant differences were found among respondents in different
geographical regions for 4 of the 10 skills and 3 of the 9 subspecialties. [Conclusion]
Understating the variations between the five regions would be helpful in developing a new
model for future DPT and post-professional programs that addresses potentially unique
needs perfectly. Future research is needed to confirm the findings in a wide range of
stakeholders.
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- Saad M Bindawas
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
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Haines S, Baker T, Donaldson M. Development of a physical performance assessment checklist for athletes who sustained a lower extremity injury in preparation for return to sport: a delphi study. Int J Sports Phys Ther 2013; 8:44-53. [PMID: 23439809 PMCID: PMC3578433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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PURPOSE/BACKGROUND To develop a consensus on the critical constructs necessary to be included in a physical performance assessment checklist (PPAC) to assess an athlete's ability for return to sport following a lower extremity injury. METHODS The study used a 3-round Delphi method to finalize the PPAI originally developed by a panel of experts. Fourteen Delphi representative sample participants were randomly derived from the authors of peer-reviewed publications of lower extremity injuries. Nine participants completed all 3 rounds. RESULTS Throughout the 3 rounds, the 10 initial constructs were modified and revised to produce the finalized PPAC consisting of 12 constructs necessary to consider for an athlete's return to sport after a lower extremity injury. CONCLUSIONS This instrument can be used as a checklist to advocate for prospective batteries of physical performance tests to incorporate the elements identified by this study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 5.
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- Sara Haines
- Walsh University Department of Physical Therapy, North Canton, OH
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- Walsh University Department of Physical Therapy, North Canton, OH
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- Walsh University Department of Physical Therapy, North Canton, OH
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