PHYS THER
Vol. 83, No. 4, April 2003, pp. 326-327
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Heart and Soul of a Profession

Jules M Rothstein

jules-rothstein@attbi.com


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Journals such as this one are special because they are "owned" by an entire profession, through individual memberships in an association. Each member of the American Physical Therapy Association owns Physical Therapy. As a result, I believe that the Journal is obligated to accomplish many things: to publish original research and other types of content, such as case reports, updates, and perspectives; to disseminate important Association documents; and to help our profession and our patients by raising questions and stimulating dialogue about critical issues.

This month we serve the Journal's mission with articles on fall prediction, the efficacy of a videotape-based exercise program for patients with fibromyalgia, quadriceps femoris muscle weakness after total knee arthroplasty, whether similar electrical stimulation protocols can be used on lower-extremity muscles of differing fiber composition, whether a recently proposed form of mobilization causes a physiological effect similar to that of more commonly used forms, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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