RT Book, Section
A1 Shamus, Eric
A1 Stern, Debra Feingold
SR Print(0)
ID 55666553
T1 Chapter 9. Medicare and Non-Medicare Content Principles
T2 Effective Documentation for Physical Therapy Professionals, 2e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-166404-2
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55666553
RD 2024/04/24
AB According  to  the  APTA  Guide  to  Physical  Therapist  Practice,1  there  are  25  categories  of  tests  and  measures  in  physical  therapy  (PT):  aerobic  capacity,  anthropometric  characteristics,  arousal/attention  and  cognition,  assistive  and  adaptive  devices,  circulation  (arterial,  venous,  lymphatic),  cranial  and  peripheral  nerve  integrity,  environmental/home  and  work  (job,  school,  play)  barriers,  ergonomics  and  body  mechanics,  gait/locomotion  and  balance,  integument  integrity,  joint  integrity  and  mobility,  motor  function  (motor  control  and  learning),  muscle  performance  (strength,  power,  endurance),  neuromotor  development  and  sensory  integration,  orthotic/protective  and  supportive  devices,  pain,  posture,  prosthetic  requirements,  range  of  motion  (including  muscle  length),  reflex  integrity,  self-care  and  home  management  (activities  of  daily  living  [ADL]  and  instrumental  activities  of  daily  living  [IADL]),  sensory  integrity,  ventilation  and  respiration/gas  exchange,  and  work  (job/school/play),  and  community  and  leisure  integration  or  reintegration.