DRY NEEDLING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS MEETING CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR SUBACROMIAL PAIN SYNDROME: A CASE SERIES.

Background: Physical therapy interventions of exercise and manual therapy provide benefit in treatment of subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS). Dry needling is an emerging technique for treating musculoskeletal conditions; however, conflicting investigative evidence exists regarding the use of dry needling for SAPS.

Purpose: The purpose of this case series was to describe the use of dry needling, in conjunction with exercise, as a management strategy for patients meeting clinical diagnostic criteria of SAPS and to observe the short- and intermediate-term effects of dry needling with therapeutic exercise in this population.

Systematic Clinical Reasoning in Physical Therapy (SCRIPT): Tool for the Purposeful Practice of Clinical Reasoning in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy.

Background And Purpose: Clinical reasoning is essential to physical therapist practice. Solid clinical reasoning processes may lead to greater understanding of the patient condition, early diagnostic hypothesis development, and well-tolerated examination and intervention strategies, as well as mitigate the risk of diagnostic error. However, the complex and often subconscious nature of clinical reasoning can impede the development of this skill.