RT Book, Section
A1 Brooks, Gary
A1 Cahalin, Lawrence P.
A2 DeTurk, William E.
A2 Cahalin, Lawrence P.
SR Print(0)
ID 1148782636
T1 History and Use of the Guide With Attention to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)
T2 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259837951
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1148782636
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  Guide  to  Physical  Therapist  Practice  has  been  an  important  publication  for  the  physical  therapy  community  both  nationally  and  internationally.  It  was  developed  out  of  a  need  to  better  define  the  role  of  the  physical  therapist  (PT)  in  the  changing  health  care  arena.1-8  Jules  Rothstein,  the  editor  of  the  journal  Physical  Therapy,  presented  his  opinions  about  the  role  of  the  Guide  in  two  separate  editorials  preceding  the  publication  of  the  1st  and  2nd  editions  of  the  Guide.3,4Box  2-1  provides  an  overview  of  several  comments  made  by  Dr.  Rothstein  regarding  the  Guide  including  the  definition  of  a  guide  (directions  along  a  path):  the  fact  that  the  Guide,  to  its  credit,  is  nonspecific  (drawing  large  circles;  practice  patterns  that  are  broadly  defined)  and  that  the  Guide  is  a  “very  gross  first  approximation  of  what  we  do  and  what  we  should  do  …  and  possibly  what  we  can  do.”3,4  Dr.  Rothstein  concluded  his  editorial  by  stating  that  there  is  a  need  (1)  for  research  to  help  narrow  the  circle  (to  develop  practice  patterns  that  are  less  broad  and  with  more  specificity)  for  future  versions  of  the  Guide,  (2)  for  dialogue  from  all  clinicians  about  whether  the  Guide  helps  or  does  not  help  them  in  their  practice,  and  (3)  to  clarify  particular  items  or  change  them  in  the  future.3