Survey of physical therapy provided to infants uder three months of age.
A survey of the extent and type of physical therapy provided to infants less than three months of age was carried out by means of a questionnaire sent to 208 administrators of physical therapy departments in medical school-affiliated hospitals across the United States. Of the 142 administrators who responded, 58.5 percent did not treat or evaluate infants under three months of age. Those treating infants under three months of age used a wide variety of treatments and evaluative forms. The types of treatments and evaluations used are presented.
D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010372:Pediatrics; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States