RT Book, Section
A1 Valvano, Joanne
A1 Fiss, Alyssa LaForme
A2 Effgen, Susan K.
SR Print(0)
ID 1134001398
T1 Neuromuscular System: The Plan of Care
T2 Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803619425
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1134001398
RD 2024/04/25
AB A  well-developed  plan  of  care  is  the  vehicle  to  greater  functional  independence  and  participation  for  children  with  neurological  disorders.  The  processes  of  examination  and  evaluation  outlined  by  the  Guide  to  Physical  Therapist  Practice  (American  Physical  Therapy  Association  [APTA],  2001:  hereafter  referred  to  as  the  Guide)  lead  to  the  plan  of  care.  In  developing  such  a  plan,  therapists  integrate  fundamental  principles  of  pediatric  physical  therapy,  such  as  family-centered  care,  a  focus  on  individualized  functional  outcomes,  and  a  commitment  to  the  interdisciplinary  process.  Therapists  rely  on  a  working  knowledge  of  (1)  limitations  in  body  structures  and  functions  and  restrictions  in  activities  and  participation  associated  with  each  child's  specific  diagnosis,  (2)  principles  of  motor  development,  motor  control,  and  motor  learning,  and  (3)  the  extant  evidence  for  pediatric  neurological  interventions.