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SM Haley, PhD, PT, is Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospitals, 750 Washington St, #75 K/R, Boston, MA 02111

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Although we often assume that the sole domain of physical therapy is the motor function of our patients, in reality our focus is the person who has a movement limitation. Our traditional reluctance to broaden our scope of concern to the entire realm of functioning of the patient in his or her relevant environment has often led to poorly conceptualized treatment plans and less-than-optimal outcomes. In spite of the frequent interdisciplinary nature of our work in school systems and other community environments, many pediatric physical therapists have been slow to place mobility goals in the proper social and educational perspectives.

Franks and colleagues are to be commended for examining the effects of ambulation with an assistive device and wheelchair propulsion on preacademic performance of children with myelomeningocele....

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