RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Imaging with ultrasound in physical therapy: What is the PT’s scope of practice? A competency-based educational model and training recommendations
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 1447
OP 1453
DO 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100193
VO 53
IS 23
A1 Whittaker, Jackie L
A1 Ellis, Richard
A1 Hodges, Paul William
A1 OSullivan, Cliona
A1 Hides, Julie
A1 Fernandez-Carnero, Samuel
A1 Arias-Buria, Jose Luis
A1 Teyhen, Deydre S
A1 Stokes, Maria J
YR 2019
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/23/1447.abstract
AB Physical therapists employ ultrasound (US) imaging technology for a broad range of clinical and research purposes. Despite this, few physical therapy regulatory bodies guide the use of US imaging, and there are limited continuing education opportunities for physical therapists to become proficient in using US within their professional scope of practice. Here, we (i) outline the current status of US use by physical therapists; (ii) define and describe four broad categories of physical therapy US applications (ie, rehabilitation, diagnostic, intervention and research US); (iii) discuss how US use relates to the scope of high value physical therapy practice and (iv) propose a broad framework for a competency-based education model for training physical therapists in US. This paper only discusses US imaging—not ‘therapeutic’ US. Thus, ‘imaging’ is implicit anywhere the term ‘ultrasound’ is used.