RT Book, Section
A1 Childers, Chris
A1 Mathews, Jim
A2 Burke-Doe, Annie
A2 Dutton, Mark
SR Print(0)
ID 1159273604
T1 Special Topics: Geriatrics
T2 National Physical Therapy Examination and Board Review
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260010626
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159273604
RD 2024/04/24
AB In  2011,  the  Federation  of  State  Boards  of  Physical  Therapy  (FSBPT)  issued  a  conservative  estimate  that  older  adults  (ages  65−85)  accounted  for  40%  of  all  physical  therapy  services  and  contributed  to  both  the  large  growth  in  the  profession1,2  and  the  projected  future  shortages  of  physical  therapists  (Figure  9–1).  In  addition,  the  old-old  were,  and  continue  to  be,  the  fastest  growing  component  age  group  in  the  United  States.3