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Patient-Client Management Model (Part 2)

By Lisa Giallonardo on April 14th 2008

Continued from Patient-Client Management Model (Part 1)
Prognosis—the predicted optimal level of functional improvement within a time frame—will also help determine intervention strategies. Predicting the level of improvement guides the intensity, duration, and style of intervention. The combination of diagnosis and prognosis is used to justify physical therapy management. The prognosis for […]

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Filed Under: Management, Model, Physical Therapist
Tags: Diagnosis, disability, dysfunction, Examination, functional limitation, impairment, joint mobilization, Physical Therapist, Prognosis, re-examination

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