Clinical Practice Guideline for the Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease

A Clinical Practice Guideline guides clinicians through a series of treatment decisions in an effort to improve quality and efficiency and reduce unwarranted variation of care by using the best available evidence and considering patient’s wants and needs.

The purpose of the Clinical Practice Guideline for the Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease is to help improve the comprehensive physical therapist management of individuals with idiopathic Parkinson disease based on the current best evidence. Current evidence is strongest for interventions targeting people with early to mid-stage Parkinson disease. The Parkinson disease CPG identifies the outcomes that have been shown to improve in relation to a series of interventions and treatment approaches.  

Published January 2022 in Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. To access the article click here. 

Parkinson Disease CPG Toolkit

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CPG Work Group

Jacqueline A Osborne, PT, DPT
Rachel Botkin, PT, MPT
Cristina Colon-Semenza, PT, MPT, PhD
Tamara R DeAngelis, PT, MPT
Oscar G Gallardo, PT, DPT
Heidi Kosakowski
Justin Martello, MD
Sujata Pradhan, PT, PhD
Miriam Rafferty, PT, DPT, PhD
Janet L Readinger, PT, DPT
Abigail L Whitt, PT, DPT
Terry D Ellis, PT, PhD, FAPTA

 

APTA/ANPT Knowledge Translation Task Force

Beth Crowner, PT, DPT (Co-Chair)
Miriam Rafferty, PT, DPT (Co-Chair)
Rose Babcock, PT, DPT
Christina Criminger-Morris, PT, PhD
Deb Kegelmeyer, PT, DPT, MS
Chelsea Macpherson, PT, DPT
Leslie O'Neill, PT, DPT
Anson Rosenfeldt, PT, DPT, MBA
Jay Phillips, Public member