Imaging With Ultrasound in Physical Therapy: What is the PT's Scope of Practice? A Competency-based Educational Model and Training Recommendations
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Whittaker, Jackie L
Ellis, Richard
Hodges, Paul William
OSullivan, Cliona
Hides, Julie
Fernandez-Carnero, Samuel
Arias-Buria, Jose Luis
Teyhen, Deydre S
Stokes, Maria J
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Physical therapists employ ultrasound (US) imaging technology for a broad range of clinical and research purposes. Despite this, few physical therapy regulatory bodies guide the use of US imaging, and there are limited continuing education opportunities for physical therapists to become proficient in using US within their professional scope of practice. Here, we (i) outline the current status of US use by physical therapists; (ii) define and describe four broad categories of physical therapy US applications (ie, rehabilitation, diagnostic, intervention and research US); (iii) discuss how US use relates to the scope of high value physical therapy practice and (iv) propose a broad framework for a competency-based education model for training physical therapists in US. This paper only discusses US imaging-not 'therapeutic' US. Thus, 'imaging' is implicit anywhere the term 'ultrasound' is used.Description
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curriculum, education, professional issues, rehabilitation, sonography, 4201 Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science, 42 Health Sciences, Physical Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation, Biomedical Imaging, 4 Quality Education, 09 Engineering, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, 13 Education, Sport Sciences, 3202 Clinical sciences, 4207 Sports science and exercise, 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
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British Journal of Sports Medicine, ISSN: 0306-3674 (Print); 1473-0480 (Online), BMJ Publishing Group, 53(23), 1447-1453. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100193
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