Perceptions of Physical Therapy Students on their Psychomotor Examinations: a Qualitative Study.

Introduction: Practical examinations are necessary to demonstrate learning in the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains. Student perceptions of the organization and execution of practical examinations are an important consideration in the development of practical examinations.

Review Of The Literature: Multiple other health professions have investigated students' perceptions of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE).

Measuring Clinical Decision-Making and Clinical Skills in DPT Students Across a Curriculum: Validating A New Survey Tool.

Background: Healthcare is a fast-paced, dynamic atmosphere. Clinical decision-making and clinical skills have been identified as necessary skills for autonomous practitioners in physical therapy. However, there are limited tools to measure these skills, which are cumbersome to implement and not validated.

The effect of therapeutic exercise and mobilization on patients with shoulder dysfunction : a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Study Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis.

Objective: To pool and summarize the published research evidence examining if the combination of therapeutic exercise and joint mobilization is more beneficial than therapeutic exercise alone in patients with shoulder dysfunction.

Background: Therapeutic exercise is an effective intervention for patients with shoulder dysfunction, which is often supplemented by joint mobilization techniques.