Generalization of In-Place Balance Perturbation Training in People With Parkinson Disease
CONCLUSIONS: These findings support short-term generalization from trained balance tasks to novel, untrained tasks. These findings contribute to our understanding of the effects and generalization of reactive step training in PwPD.Video Abstract available for more insights from the authors (see the Video, Supplemental Digital Content available at http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A465).PMID:38489661 | DOI:10.1097/NPT.0000000000000471 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 15, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Andrew S Monaghan Andrew Hooyman Leland E Dibble Shyamal H Mehta Daniel S Peterson Source Type: research

Perception-Action Approach Versus Standard Care for Infants with Congenital Muscular Torticollis: A Pilot Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that similar short-term outcomes may be obtained in infants with CMT undergoing P-AA and standard care interventions. Definitive conclusions regarding the efficacy of the P-AA in infants with CMT cannot be made at this time. Nevertheless, the pilot findings provide valuable preliminary data for a future efficacy trial, which will require funding.IMPACT: This was the first randomized controlled trial to provide evidence for use of P-AA intervention in infants with CMT.PMID:38484092 | DOI:10.1093/ptj/pzae038 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 14, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Mary Rahlin Nancy B Haney Joyce Barnett Source Type: research

Transforming Society Through Critical Service-Learning: A Position for a Justice-Based Approach to Experiential Learning in Physical Therapy Education
CONCLUSION: We invite educators to shift to critical service-learning, an approach that has great potential for benefiting all interested parties in meaningful and long-lasting ways. Critical service-learning holds the opportunity for our profession to be better positioned to transform society.PMID:38478780 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000299 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Kripa Dholakia Jeff Hartman Source Type: research

The Changing Landscape of Intercultural Mindset in 616 Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Over the Past 7 Years and the Implications for Doctor of Physical Therapy Cultural Competence Education
CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that intercultural sensitivity or mindset, as measured by the IDI, can be developed in DPT students who participate in a targeted intercultural development curriculum based on the Process Model of Cultural Competence by Deardorff and the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity by Bennett.PMID:38478781 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000303 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Lisa VanHoose Heidi Eigsti Source Type: research

The Experiences of Black Students in Physical Therapy Education in Texas: A Qualitative Study
CONCLUSION: There is evidence to suggest that Black or African American students are subject to unique pressures that negatively affect their experiences during their PT education. Efforts need to be made by higher education institutions and individuals to provide a more inclusive environment to best support those students. By gaining awareness of the results of this study, educators and students can begin dialogues on how to foster inclusivity and cultural understanding in physical therapy education. Ultimately, understanding the experiences of others can improve how individuals coexist in an increasingly diverse society,...
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Mercia Bakouetila-Martin Brittney Duke Andrea Pantoja-Aming Sarah Alfaro Stephanie Williams Nkechi Mbah Amy Marie Lucero-Schoenfeld Uchenna Ossai Jennifer Hale Source Type: research

Inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Other Related Identities Content in Australian Physical Therapy Curricula: Perceived Barriers and Priorities for Inclusive Education
CONCLUSION: Most Australian physical therapy programs include LGBTQIA+ content to a limited extent in their curricula, indicating a lack of perceived importance relative to other topics. In this way, Australian universities are maintaining the pervasive heteronormativity of the physical therapy profession and are complicit in the ongoing health disparities between the LGBTQIA+ and heteronormative communities.PMID:38478783 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000304 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Megan H Ross Kerstin McPherson Julie Walters Lucy Chipchase Source Type: research

A Continuous Quality Improvement Framework for Sustainable Action and Advancement of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Physical Therapy
CONCLUSION: Addressing racism and advancing DEI-B efforts in the physical therapy profession requires bold, sustained, and intentional action that incorporates standards, strategies, and methods for measuring change. Examples of PDSA DEI-B initiatives, interventions, and outcomes are provided to illustrate how this approach can be implemented within a physical therapy education program. Using this CQI framework provides our profession with a DEI-B roadmap for advancing incremental and sustained progress.PMID:38478784 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000302 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Sheri R Kiami Lorna Hayward Shelley Goodgold Source Type: research

Assessing the Reconceptualization of Pain in Graduate-Entry Physiotherapy Students Using the Concept of Pain Inventory for Adults: The University of Technology Sydney Physiotherapy Student Surveys Project
CONCLUSION: Following a 14-week pain science education subject embedded within a physiotherapy degree, students improved their concept of pain. The COPI-Adult maintains a 1-factor structure in this population. Completing a previous subject on pain was associated with higher COPI-Adult scores.PMID:38478785 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000309 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Joshua W Pate Emre Ilhan Gillian Q Rush David S Kennedy Arianne Verhagen Verity Pacey Peter W Stubbs Source Type: research

Teaching to Lead: One Program's Experience With Integrating Personal Leadership Into a Doctor of Physical Therapy Curriculum
CONCLUSION: The personal leadership curricular thread shows promise to promote leadership behaviors in students and graduates.PMID:38478786 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000305 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Jennifer B Christy David Morris Donald Lein Diane Clark Jennifer Green-Wilson Source Type: research

Students' Perception of Servant Leadership by Physical Therapy Faculty Mentors Is Associated With Interprofessional Socialization
CONCLUSION: Perceptions of servant leadership by faculty mentors were positively correlated with interprofessional socialization. Findings bolster the theoretical link between servant leadership and interprofessional socialization, servant leadership in the development of faculty and mentorship programs, and the relevance of informal social interactions.PMID:38478787 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000307 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Brad W Willis Source Type: research

Predicting First-Time National Physical Therapy Examination Performance for Graduates of an Entry-Level Physical Therapist Education Program
CONCLUSION: Various applicant and student variables related to academic performance can be combined to predict NPTE performance. The results of this study provide a framework for programs interested in applying models to predict NPTE performance.PMID:38478788 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000291 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Ryan Dombkowski Steven Sullivan Tricia Widenhoefer Abigail Buckland Thomas Gus Almonroeder Source Type: research

Comparisons of Clinical Competency and Job Responsibilities of Physical Therapists With and Without Postprofessional Training
CONCLUSION: Results from this paper demonstrate that residency- and fellowship-trained PTs have elements of higher self-perceived clinical competency and spend more of their job duties outside of direct patient care compared with PTs who were not residency or fellowship trained. These results may help guide PTs, academic institutions, and employers in planning and achieving specific career paths.PMID:38478789 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000295 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Matthew S Briggs Nicholas Gulla Heidi Howald Mark D Weber Becky J Olson-Kellogg John J DeWitt Craig P Hensley Kendra L Harrington Melissa S Kidder Joseph P Farrell Carol Jo Tichenor Source Type: research

Examining Relationships Among Leadership Behaviors, Demographic and Program Factors, and Resilience in Physical Therapy Professional Education Program Directors
CONCLUSION: This is the first study to offer insight regarding the relationships between leadership behaviors and resilience in physical therapy PDs. These results may help lay the foundation for future research in this area, with the goal of decreasing burnout and job turnover through increased resilience.PMID:38478790 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000310 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Shannon Herrin Source Type: research

Excellence in Academic Physical Therapy: Promoting a Culture of Data Sharing
CONCLUSION: The vision of universal excellence in PT education necessitates clear alignment and centralization of common data to support efficient processes to assess excellence. The transformative nature of data is untapped in PT academic endeavors, and nascent work to establish and sustain a culture of centralized data sharing and assessment will help to drive program-level and profession-level excellence in PT education.PMID:38478796 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000315 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Sara E North Ken Kosior Peter Altenburger Stuart Binder-Macleod Jacklyn Brechter Harsha Deoghare Kimberly Topp Source Type: research

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants-Remembering Katherine Shepard PT, PhD, FAPTA, and Samuel Feitelberg PT, MA, FAPTA
J Phys Ther Educ. 2023 Sep 1;37(3):163-164. doi: 10.1097/JTE.0000000000000300. Epub 2023 Aug 1.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38478806 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000300 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - March 13, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Keshrie Naidoo Source Type: research