Background and Purpose. While evidence shows that physical therapist students are
introduced to manipulation within academic curriculum, little is known about its use during their …

Introduction: Thrust joint manipulation (TJM) is used in physical therapy practice and taught
in entry-level curricula in the United States (US); however, research regarding …

Study Design Descriptive survey. Objective Describe the availability of thrust joint manipulation
clinical educational opportunities for physical therapy professional degree students. …

Sharma and Sabus, and Struessel et al are to be commended for adding to our body of
knowledge. The limitations cited by both groups of authors9, 10 are primary challenges related to …

Study Design Descriptive online observational survey. Objectives To identify the extent of
thrust joint manipulation (TJM) integration into first-professional physical therapy program …

Materials and Methods. We invited the 300 physical therapy clinics from NYS who serve as
clinical instruction sites for the Department of Physical Therapy at Daemen College in …

Purpose A high-velocity low-amplitude thrust joint manipulation (HVLAT) is an intervention
used by clinicians to treat spine pain. HVLAT is an entry-level skill included in the curriculum …

This research answers the question: Are physical therapist assistant programs teaching the
manual therapy skill of joint mobilizations? This study also gathers information regarding …

Background: Despite emerging evidence to support the use of high velocity thrust manipulation
in the management of lumbar spinal conditions, utilization of thrust manipulation among …

Background: Conflicting evidence exists about the effectiveness of spinal manipulation.
Objective: To validate a manipulation clinical prediction rule. Design: Multicenter randomized, …