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A PT faces a dilemma when he can't directly face the patient.
Advances in technology are changing the face of health care, but there are limits to what it can achieve—particularly if applied inappropriately. Consider this scenario, in which a physical therapist (PT) is asked to do something he strongly feels is ethically and clinically wrong, and possibly afoul of his state's practice act regulations.
Date: April 1, 2016
Contact: aptamag@apta.org
Content Type: Column
Nancy R. Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA
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