Adherence to neck and low back pain clinical practice guidelines based on clinical specialization: a survey of physical therapists.

Objective: To investigate physical therapist adherence to the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy's (AOPT) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the management of neck and low back pain (LBP) and to compare adherence among varying clinical specializations.

Design: Electronic cross-sectional survey.

Methods: The survey was sent to 17,348 AOPT members and 7,000 American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) members.

Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Background: Adhesive capsulitis (AC) affects approximately 1% of the general population. Current research lacks clear guidance on the dosage of manual therapy and exercise interventions.

Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the effectiveness of manual therapy and exercise in the management of AC, with a secondary aim of describing the available literature present on the dosage of interventions.

Task analyses identify coat-donning delays in preschoolers in special education.

Purpose: To describe use of task analyses for school-based documentation of skill levels of a sample of preschool children in special education classes.

Method: Coat-donning task analyses and scoring codes were developed for the traditional and coat- flip methods. Preschool children's abilities were scored 3 times per year as part of weekly classroom consultations.