Mastering Prognostic Tools: An Opportunity to Enhance Personalized Care and to Optimize Clinical Outcomes in Physical Therapy.

WHAT IT FOUND

This article argues that physical therapists should move beyond diagnostic labels to use validated prognostic tools for personalized care.

It details the methodology for developing these tools but reports no original clinical data or patient outcomes.

What this paper is

This is a perspective article discussing the theoretical framework for using prognostic tools in physical rehabilitation. It explains the difference between diagnosis and prognosis, outlines the steps required to develop and validate clinical prediction rules, and reviews existing literature on the topic. It does not report original data, patient outcomes, or the results of a clinical trial, so there are no findings here to change your practice on.

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