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Jan 6, 2014/Test & Measure
Measures effect of symptoms on quality of life and participation.
Jan 10, 2014/Clinical Summary
PTs provide a wide range of rehabilitation services and play a key role in educating and training patients, caregivers, and families in strategies to improve quality of life and prevent medical complications.
Aug 30, 2017/Test & Measure
Measures amount of active lumbar flexion, extension, and lateral flexion motion measured using an inclinometer.
Nov 30, 2017/Test & Measure
This test is used to obtain information with regard to centralization or peripheralization of pain or other symptom behavior as a response to testing in specific directions or mechanical loading.
May 22, 2024/Clinical Summary
Physical therapy interventions can increase the chances that the patient will return to preinjury activity levels and prevent a recurrence.
Apr 1, 2024/CPG
This guideline was created by the American College of Chest Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society to help clinicians and patients gauge the appropriate use of cannabinoid-based medicines in the management of chronic pain and co-concurring conditions.
Jul 1, 2022/CPG
This CPG describes the evidence for physical therapist interventions used in the conservative management of adults with functional constipation, a nonpathological bowel condition resulting in difficulty with defecation.
Jan 4, 2023/CPG
This guideline recommends measurement tools that health care providers should use to screen for and assess cancer-related fatigue in individuals with cancer.
Jun 30, 2022/Test & Measure
This summary describes a 21-item self-assessment survey to assess the extent to which heart failure (HF) affects the patient’s activities of daily living and quality of life. The higher the score, the more severe the limitations.
Jun 16, 2022/Test & Measure
The EPIC Lift Capacity test (ELC) is used to evaluate lifting capacity through different vertical ranges necessary to carry out the occupational demands required for lifting on an occasional or frequent basis.