RT Book, Section
A1 Fiss, Alyssa LaForme
A2 Effgen, Susan K.
A2 Fiss, Alyssa LaForme
SR Print(0)
ID 1187760254
T1 Neuromuscular System: The Plan of Care
T2 Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children, Third Edition
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803697287
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187760254
RD 2024/04/23
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],  2014)  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)  impairments  of  body  structures  and  functions,  activity  limitations,  and  participation  restrictions  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.