EVIDENCE BASED BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
COMMONLY TREATED DIAGNOSES IN
PHYSICAL THERAPY [340]
PARKINSON’S 3
CVA/HEMIPLEGIA 4
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
[332.0]
[436/342.90]
[714.0]
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
[726.10/715.11]
SPINAL STENOSIS
[724.02]
[723.4]
ROTATOR CUFF SYNDROME/ SHOULDER OA
CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY
DEBILITY, DECONDITIONING, [799.3] DECREASED AEROBIC CAPACITY 4
[724.2/724.3]
LOW BACK PAIN/ SCIATICA 5
EVIDENCE BASED ARTICLES: JAMA. 1997 JAN 1;277(1):25-31. A randomized trial comparing aerobic exercise and resistance exercise with a health education program in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. The Fitness Arthritis and Seniors Trial (FAST).
1
J RHEUMATOL. 2001 JUL;28(7):1655-65. The efficacy of home based progressive strength training in older adults with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.
2
ARCH PHYS MED REHABIL. 2003 AUG;84(8):1109-17. The effects of balance training and high-intensity resistance training on persons with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease.
[715.15/V43.64]
[728.87]
HIP OA/TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT 6
LOWER EXTREMITY WEAKNESS 7
3
STROKE. 2005; 36:2206-2211. Treadmill Exercise Rehabilitation Improves Ambulatory Function and Cardiovascular Fitness in Patients With Chronic Stroke.
[715.16/V43.65]
KNEE OA/TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT 1, 2
4
[781.2]
GAIT ABNORMALITY 7
SPINE. 2004 DEC 1;29(23):2593-2602 Does it matter which exercise? A randomized control trial of exercise for Low Back Pain.
5
ARCH INTERN MED. 2001 OCT 22;161(19):2309-16. Physical exercise and the prevention of disability in activities of daily living in older persons with osteoarthritis.
6
CLIN GERIATR MED. 2010 NOV;26(4):607-31. The role of exercise in fall prevention for older adults.
PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATES
7
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