Survey on Curricular Content for Doctor of Physical Therapy Guidelines for Women's Health Content in Professional Physical Therapist Education: 2014 Update

Sports Physical Therapy Curricula in Physical Therapist Professional Degree Programs

“…(Table 1) One hundred percent of the faculty representatives responding on behalf of their program were licensed physical therapists. (Table 2) The mean program length (34 months), number of students/class (44), total number of faculty (16), and total number of faculty with clinical specialist credentials were nearly identical to the most current (2015-16) aggregate program data fact sheet provided by CAPTE indicating that the current sample was representative of the population as a whole. 11 The mean number of certified clinical specialists for the respondent programs was 7.5 with over half of those being either orthopedic or sports specialists (3.5 and 1.0 respectively).…”

“…While the response rate of 31% is consistent with many studies evaluating specific components of educational curricula or validation of specialty areas of physical therapy practice it does not represent all programs and has a 10% margin of error. 1,[16][17][18] It is certainly possible that programs that do not have a curricular emphasis on concepts related to sports physical therapy chose not to respond to our survey request and the results are skewed towards programs with at least some interest in this area of physical therapy practice. Consequently, the results of this study should not be generalized to all CAPTEaccredited physical therapy education programs in the U.S. and only represent an initial description of curricular tendencies in regards to the instruction of sports physical therapy.…”

The Rehabilitation of Individuals With Gastrointestinal Issues Beyond Pelvic Floor Muscle Function: Considering a Larger Picture for Best Practice

“…6 The incorporation of pelvic health into entrylevel physical therapy curriculums has only recently increased with substantial variability. 84 The high occurrence of gastroenterology-related diagnoses across a spectrum of populations is likely to grow the need for pelvic health physical therapy for which reason physical therapy programs may consider threading holistic physical therapy care for gastroenterology complaints. Two examples of important threads to add to the domain of falls risk is the finding that urinary and fecal incontinence is independently associated with falls risk among older women and men with complex needs and laxative usage appears to be a significant predictor of inpatient falls.…”

“…The incorporation of pelvic health into entry-level physical therapy curriculums has only recently increased with substantial variability 84. The high occurrence of gastroenterology-related diagnoses across a spectrum of populations is likely to grow the need for pelvic health physical therapy for which reason physical therapy programs may consider threading holistic physical therapy care for gastroenterology complaints.…”

Managing Pelvic Floor Functional Roles of Stability and Respiration: Part of the Job for All Physical Therapists

“…[1][2][3] Unfortunately, 59% of DPT graduates recall having little or no didactic training in PF assessment, 4 and training that does occur includes images and cases, with less than 30% receiving skills training. 1,2 This inequity in DPT education, coupled with little additional postgraduate training or practice modeling, contributes to a gap in patient access to care. In addition, both men and women demonstrate a growing need for pelvic health involved care.…”