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Current Trends In Pediatric Physical Therapy Practice For Children With Down Syndrome, Beka Johnson, Julia Looper Pt, Phd, Alyssa Fiss Pt, Phd
Current Trends In Pediatric Physical Therapy Practice For Children With Down Syndrome, Beka Johnson, Julia Looper Pt, Phd, Alyssa Fiss Pt, Phd
Beka Johnson
Current Trends in Pediatric Physical Therapy Practice for Children with Down Syndrome
Johnson, Beka. Looper, Julia. Fiss, Alyssa.
Background. There is limited practical consensus among physical therapists (PTs) about which characteristics of DS are ‘PT related problems,’ and insufficient research evidence regarding what a PT intervention should entail. Purpose. Understand current PT practice for children with DS. Methods. A survey was designed and distributed via mail to 1000 randomly selected members of the Academy of Pediatric PT. It included seven demographic questions and two open-ended questions regarding common impairments and interventions for children with DS. PTs who had …