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Vol. 70, No. 2, February 1990, p. 78
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JoAnn Kluzik, Linda Fetters and Jane Coryell

This excerpt was created in the absence of an abstract.

Our sincere thanks to Dr Scholz for his elegant commentary. We would like to reiterate his emphasis on the importance of both theoretical and clinical research for the advancement of knowledge regarding the neuromuscular system and the advancement of physical therapy. As Scholz points out, meaningful clinical research must stem from a conceptual or theoretical basis if it is to truly guide us in understanding the complexities of the motor system. The myriad of possible variables to study may be overwhelming unless we are conceptually guided toward the essential variables. We should be long past the debate as to whether theoretical or clinical research is the most valuable. Clinical research must be guided and shaped from theoretical work in the same way that clinical practice should be guided and shaped by clinical research.

The effects of neurodevelopmental therapy (NDT) have been "hotly" debated....


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