RT Book, Section
A1 Scalzitti, David A.
A1 Costello, Ellen
A2 Mitra, Raj
SR Print(0)
ID 1159835135
T1 An Overview of Physical Therapy
T2 Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071793339
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159835135
RD 2024/04/20
AB Physical  therapy  is  an  evidence-based  profession  whose  focus  is  on  the  restoration,  maintenance,  and  promotion  of  optimal  human  physical  function.1  The  World  Health  Organization's  International  Classification  of  Functioning,  Disability  and  Health  (ICF)  has  been  embraced  by  the  global  physical  therapy  community  as  a  key  construct  in  describing  the  relationship  between  components  of  human  function  and  health-related  conditions.2,3  Services  provided  by  physical  therapists  may  address  all  aspects  of  the  ICF  model  including  impairments  in  body  structures  and  body  functions,  activity  limitations,  and  participation  restrictions.  Physical  therapists  generally  work  with  individuals  with  musculoskeletal,  neuromuscular,  cardiovascular,  pulmonary,  and  integumentary  dysfunction.  In  addition  to  direct  patient  care,  physical  therapists  play  a  role  in  education,  research,  administration,  and  consultation  as  well  as  in  preventive  care  and  promoting  optimal  health  and  wellness.