HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Submit a response Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when Rapid Responses are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Rothstein, J. M Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Rothstein, J. M Related Collections Professional Issues All Editorials Jules Rothstein Physical Therapist Education Related Article Social Bookmarking                      What's this?

Physical Therapy Research: Academic Inadequacies

This excerpt was created in the absence of an abstract.

Academicians tend to be the primary producers of research in professions. Presumably these persons have the training, facilities, and other resources necessary to conduct research. In our profession, many academicians have made substantial contributions to our theoretical and clinical literature, but in general the physical therapy academic community has not adequately fulfilled its role in the area of research, particularly in the area of clinical research.

This journal and other journals geared toward physical therapy have published too many studies that dealt with clinical issues through the testing of healthy or nondisabled subjects. All too often these subjects are physical therapy students. We still receive many articles that have little or no clinical relevance because of the types of subjects being tested, the conditions under which the testing occurred, or the scope of the study.

CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

Related Article

Academics and Clinical Research

Pamela A Stanton
Physical Therapy 1992 72: 396. [Abstract] [PDF]

This article has been cited by other articles:

				H. B. Menz A Retrospective Analysis of JAPMA Publication Patterns, 1991-2000 J Am Podiatr Med Assoc, May 1, 2002; 92(5): 308 - 313. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				H. B. Menz Publication Patterns and Perceptions of the Australian Podiatric Medical Faculty J Am Podiatr Med Assoc, April 1, 2001; 91(4): 210 - 218. [Abstract] [Full Text]