Thomas Bowman, Fabiola Giovanna Mestanza Mattos, Silvia Salvalaggio, Francesca Marazzini, Cristina Allera Longo, Serena Bocini, Michele Gennuso, Francesco Giuseppe Materazzi, Elisa Pelosin, Martina Putzolu, Rita Russo, Andrea Turolla, Susanna Mezzarobba, Davide Cattaneo
Despite their relevance in neurorehabilitation, physical therapy (PT) goals and interventions are poorly described, compromising a proper understanding of PT effectiveness in everyday clinical practice. Thus, this paper aims to describe the prevalence of PT goals and interventions in people with neurological disorders, along with the participants' clinical features, setting characteristics of the clinical units involved, and PT impact on outcome measures. A multicenter longitudinal observational study involving hospitals and rehabilitation centers across Italy has been conducted...
October 12, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine