Participated Committee Members: Cornelia Lieb-Lundell PT, DPT, Certif Pediatric Specialist Emeritus, Jay Grissom, PT, DPT, Jen Brilmyer, PT, DPT, DHSc, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy, Martha Bloyer PT, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy, Tanya Liu, PT, DPT, PhD

Article: Predictors of Length of Physical Therapy Care for Infants With Congenital Torticollis

Authors: Heather R. Aker, PT, DHSc; Samuel R. Pierce, PT, PhD; Elizabeth S. Moore, PhD; Kathy Martin, PT, DHSc

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. Conclude how the results could be used in the clinical decision-making process in pediatric physical therapy treatment of children with torticollis.
2. Consider potential limitations to the type of research conducted in the article
3. Describe the patient population included in this study.
4. Explain factors found to be correlated or predicted with length of care (LOC) in the study.
5. Use new evidence to predict expected therapy durations and key predictors of LOC.