RT Book, Section
A1 Dutton, Mark
SR Print(0)
ID 56558003
T1 Introduction
T2 Dutton's Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention, 3e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071744041
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56558003
RD 2024/04/20
AB Until  the  beginning  of  the  last  century,  knowledge  about  the  mechanism  of  healing  and  the  methods  to  decrease  pain  and  suffering  were  extremely  limited.  Although  we  may  scoff  at  many  of  the  interventions  used  in  the  distant  past,  many  of  the  interventions  we  use  today,  albeit  less  radical,  have  still  to  demonstrate  much  more  in  the  way  of  effectiveness.  That  may  soon  change  with  the  recent  emphasis  within  many  health-care  professions  on  evidence-based  clinical  practice.  The  process  of  evidence-based  practice  is  presented  in  Table  I-1.  When  combining  clinical  expertise  with  the  best  available  external  clinical  evidence,  clinicians  can  make  informed  decisions  regarding  patient  management,  including  the  selection  and  interpretation  of  the  most  appropriate  evaluation  procedures.  In  addition,  intervention  strategies  that  are  based  on  the  best  available  evidence  will  have  a  greater  likelihood  of  success  with  the  least  associated  risk.1,2