Physical therapist practice has a distinct focus that is holistic (ie, patient centered) and at the
same time connected to a range of other providers within health care systems. Although …

The profile and reach of physiotherapy has expanded in areas of extended scope of
practice, and broader engagement with population needs beyond the individual treatment …

The identification and consideration of relevant ethical issues in clinical decision-making,
and the education of health care professionals (HCPs) in these skills are key factors in …

The thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded 2nd Edition offers physical therapists the
tools they need as they confront the ethical dilemmas and moral controversies that they will …

Objective: The purpose of this narrative review is to assess current physical therapy ethics
knowledge by synthesizing literature published since 2000. Method: This review builds on …

Abstract Background and Purpose. Purtilo, Guccione, and others have noted that increased
clinical autonomy for physical therapists presents more complex ethical dilemmas. The body …

Physical therapists are becoming increasingly aware of the number and complexity of
ethical situations they must face in the daily practice of their profession. Increased skill in …

Physical therapy, like all health‐care professions, governs itself through a code of ethics that
defines its obligations of professional behaviours. The code of ethics provides professions …

In the past, several researchers in the field of physiotherapy have asserted that
physiotherapy clinicians rarely use ethical knowledge to solve ethical issues raised by their …

Numerous forces affect the development of caring relationships between health care
practitioners and their patients. The purpose of this article is to use moral philosophy to …