Comments on: Moving Towards Prevention: Predicting and Preventing Injuries Before They Happen http://pttalker.com/2010/05/moving-towards-prevention-predicting-and-preventing-injuries-before-they-happen/ Business News and Ideas for therapists. Thu, 20 Nov 2014 23:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim Richardson, PT http://pttalker.com/2010/05/moving-towards-prevention-predicting-and-preventing-injuries-before-they-happen/#comment-542 Tim Richardson, PT Fri, 07 May 2010 12:30:49 +0000 http://pttalker.com/?p=102#comment-542 Physical therapists can now predict falls, future chronicity/disability and outcomes for specific conditions. Drs. Plisky, Butler and Kiesels' new models in athletic and military populations are a welcome addition to the PT prognostic toolbox. All of this new prognostic research begs the question: is there still a role for physical therapy diagnosis in the traditional 6-step patient management model (eg: examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention & outcome)? Tim Richardson,PT Physical therapists can now predict falls, future chronicity/disability and outcomes for specific conditions.

Drs. Plisky, Butler and Kiesels’ new models in athletic and military populations are a welcome addition to the PT prognostic toolbox.

All of this new prognostic research begs the question: is there still a role for physical therapy diagnosis in the traditional 6-step patient management model (eg: examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention & outcome)?

Tim Richardson,PT

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