PTs and MSK Knowledge

I have attached a study carried out by John et al from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders releases articles online as soon as they are accepted so the article has not been formatted and is still in word (http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmusculoskeletdisord/). I expect the formatted version will be out soon.

This is the piece investigating the knowledge levels of physical therapists and students in managing musculoskeletal conditions. All participating therapists and students completed a standardized examination, which had previously been used to assess competency among physicians. When comparing the scores on the examination from the current study to those previously obtained Orthopaedists scored the highest followed by PTs with specialist certification, PTs without, PT students, then the remainder of the physicians (with various specialties). PTs with board certification scored significantly higher than those without.

I am interested to hear thoughts from others on this.

Josh

Download childs_bmc_musc_dis_2005.pdf