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Able! How One Company’s Disabled Workforce Became the Key to Extraordinary Success Wurst NH. Dallas, TX 75206, Ben-bella Books, 2005, paperback, 199 pp, ISBN: 1-932100-44-X, $16.95.

Able! is a thought-provoking book that chronicles a free-spirited entrepreneur’s long journey through triumphs, pit-falls, initial and ongoing challenges, and various frustrating bureaucratic mazes associated with hiring people with a disability. It describes how Habitat International, a “company of positive distractions,” became a role model for corporations across the United States. Able! shares heartwarming individual suc-cess stories of workers who refused to be stereotyped, tackles real-life issues that surround hiring an individual with a disability, provides advice and concrete tips for entrepreneurs wanting to set up a hiring program for people with disabilities, and encourages readers to reflect on their own personal level of comfort, preconceived ideas, and ste-reotypical misconceptions about people with a disability.

Able! is a “must-have” for any physical therapist who cares for people with dis-abilities, educators who want to expose students to the issues of cultural diversity and the various challenges that a person with a disability encounters, and admin-istrators who want to improve corporate profitability. It should be required reading in every physical therapist professional education program, and it would be an excellent resource for social workers, human resource directors, and CEOs.

The preface provides Habitat’s message for the world: “Give people with disabili-ties a chance in the workplace, they will pay you back with loyalty, unsurpassed productivity, and most of all, lessons in human goodness and love.” Almost all of the 70 employees of Habitat have either a physical or mental disability or both, they earn normal wages (not the usual $1–$2 state programs generate), they have higher production rates than the industry standard, there is practically no absenteeism and very little turnover, and there are minimal attitudinal problems. In addition, each worker is cross-trained on every task and frequently outper-forms coworkers who do not have a disability.

The book begins by explaining how the term “disabled” can be misleading. It also states that prejudice and misconceptions about hiring a person with a disability still exist despite mainstreaming, more sensitive attitudes, and greater exposure to people from different cultures and walks of life. The physical and mental issues surrounding the employment of a person with a disability are discussed next, in the chapter titled “An Able Workforce.”

The focus of the second chapter is on how Habitat identifies and sets individual goals, such as building and increasing each worker’s mental and physical stam-ina in the workplace, teaching and learn-ing new job skills, boosting self-esteem, and becoming productive members of society. Medicare, Medicaid, and trans-portation issues are discussed. The idea that something as simple as a paycheck can provide the validation of a lifetime and the proof that individuals with a dis-ability have waited for their whole lives is reinforced to readers in chapter 4, “Bucking the System.”

The example in chapter 5, in which individuals with disabilities are employed and work at Habitat for a vocational work grade, is worth noting. This case is one of the few times that physical therapy is mentioned in the book; however, it high-lights the role the physical therapist had in integrating the family into the treat-ment rehabilitation process.

Other chapters focus on the Habitat as a functioning, successful business. Chapter 17, for instance, presents the no-thrills business facts about Habitat’s high pro-ductivity rate and the reasons behind it. Habitat’s management philosophy of fewer supervisors and commitment to cross-training employees also is dis-cussed. Other chapters cover Habitat’s restructuring of corporate hiring prac-tices and the continued challenges asso-ciated with outside entities’ stereotypical “pigeonholing” of people with a disabil-ity, and limitations imposed by social service groups, medical professionals, and parents. It addresses, in-depth, how Habitat adapted its equipment, environ-ment, and scheduling to meet the needs of its employees with disabilities while simultaneously applying various motiva-tional techniques.

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Several chapters are dedicated to spe-cific people with a disability, the chal-lenges that they and their family have encountered, their success at Habitat, and information on their specific dis-abilities (ie, Down syndrome, schizo-phrenia, traumatic brain injuries, stroke, mental retardation). Although the chap-ters provide some good background, the depth of information is inadequate, especially for health care professionals.

A series of humorous anecdotes illus-trate the family-like environment and the leisure time camaraderie that Hab-itat and its employees have created. Although this feature of the book is not strong on traditional evidence, it brings to light the importance of “family” in the workplace, valuing everyone’s ideas, being genuine without judging or being judged, flourishing under adversity, and appreciating the efforts of others. One other concept illustrated is the notion that the real disabilities aren’t found in the imperfect bodies of the “distracted” workers, but rather in the hearts of the so-called “normal” or “able-bodied” individuals. Most importantly, the book notes that more education and advocacy is needed in both the community and society in general to increase awareness of what is available for people who need assistance in finding gainful employment and achieving their true potential.

The epilogue contains an open letter from David Morris, CEO of Habitat, in which he calls for compassion and urges employers to let go of their fear of tak-ing a risk and preconceived notions and hire individuals, not labels or categories. He encourages the reader to substitute the word “abled” for “disabled” and see what happens. Morris’ last bit of advice for the reader is to “give someone a chance and watch him exceed your highest expectations.”

Although the book does not use any photos, graphs, charts, or figures, it is extremely well organized. Most of the information for this book came from personal interviews; however, it does contain a bibliography that substanti-ates the facts and figures provided in the various chapters. In conclusion, Able! is a story that will change the way you think about human interactions, respect for differences, business, and

the people who you once considered to be disabled.

Theresa J Kraemer, PT, PhD, ATCArizona School of Health SciencesMesa, AZ

Dr Kraemer is an Assistant Professor of Phys-ical Therapy at AT Still University—Arizona School of Health Sciences in Mesa, Arizona. She is also a private consultant on basic and clinical research.

Principles of Pharmacology for Athletic TrainersHouglum JE, Harrelson GL, Leaver-Dunn D. Thorofare, NJ 08086, Slack Inc, 2005, hardcover, 422 pp, illus, ISBN: 1-55642-594-5, $44.95.

This pharmacology text was developed as a resource for the student athletic trainer. The content is based on the National Athletic Training Association’s competencies in athletic training and discusses the most common drugs used by people who are physically active at any age. The depth of coverage of the book is sufficient for basic principles of pharmacology.

The book is divided into 14 chapters. The first chapter, “Introduction to Pharmacol-ogy,” includes foundational concepts such as administering and dispensing drugs, the differences among drug names, and the classification of drugs. The second and third chapters describe the pharma-cokinetic and pharmacodynamic prin-ciples of drugs. These chapters are easy to follow and do not require the reader to have an extensive biochemistry back-ground. Included at the end of both chapters is a passage on the effect that exercise has on drug metabolism. The fourth chapter, “Medication Manage-ment in Athletic Training Facilities,” cov-ers federal regulations regarding use of prescription medications in the athletic training facility. The chapter includes an informative table on state pharmacy practice acts and drug laws.

The next 8 chapters discuss specific drug categories for particular problems perti-nent to the treatment of athletic injuries. These chapters include drugs for treat-ment of infections, inflammation, pain, skeletal muscle spasms, asthma, colds and allergies, gastrointestinal disorders,

hypertension, and heart disease. Each chapter profiles the biological effects of the drug, indications, adverse effects, and exercise consequences. Each chap-ter concludes with a section on the role of the athletic trainer. I found chapter 9, “Drugs for Treating Asthma,” to be exceptionally informative, with its inclu-sion of a step-wise approach for manag-ing asthma. The chapter on treatment of pain mentions recent findings on the adverse effects of the COX-2 inhibitors, Bextra and Vioxx.

Chapter 13 contains an overview of per-formance-enhancing drugs, including stimulants (amphetamines, caffeine, ephedrine), anabolic agents (anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, ß-ago-nists), and oxygen delivery enhancers (erythropoietin). This chapter is espe-cially useful to health care profession-als who deal with competitive athletes. The final chapter, chapter 14, addresses a timely topic: drug testing in sports. These 42 pages detail the components of a drug testing program such as policy, participants, and methodology.

The book is well organized and is illus-trated with black-and-white figures and numerous tables that enhance learning. With the exception of the last 2 chapters, however, most chapters only include a few current references. A couple of fea-tures that I found helpful in reading this text were the chapter organization tem-plates found at the beginning of each chapter and the “key concept” text boxes that were inserted into several chapters. One feature that detracted from read-ing was the summaries found after each major topic, which seemed redundant and unnecessary.

Although the book is written for athletic trainers, students and clinicians from other sports medicine disciplines would benefit from the information.

Janice K Loudon, PT, PhD, SCSUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City, Kan

Dr Loudon is Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Reha-bilitation Sciences at the University of Kan-sas Medical Center. She has more than 20 years of clinical experience in orthopedics. Her research interest is in biomechanics and prevention of injuries in sports.

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Communication and Clinical Effectiveness in Rehabilitation Reynolds F. Philadelphia, PA 19106, Elsevier, 2005, paperback, 264 pp, ISBN: 0-7506-5665-4, $44.95.

Although this text applies to all reha-bilitation disciplines, the author has suc-ceeded in addressing 2 very important considerations in the practice of physical therapy: (1) the importance of effective communication and (2) the research evi-dence to support her claims concerning the importance of communication.

The author’s background is perfect for writing a text about effective commu-nication. Reynolds teaches in the areas of health and social psychology in occu-pational therapy and nursing programs and has several publications in the area of chronic illness and quality of life. She also developed an interest in interpretive phenomenological analysis, which is the study of the ways we experience things such as the spoken and written word and the meanings we draw from them.

This text is very well organized, and the 10 individual chapters maintain a very consistent style and format throughout. Each chapter contains a detailed case study of patients with chronic health conditions. These case studies serve double duty. First, Reynolds directs the research evidence to individual cases. Second, the author uses the cases to give the reader an opportunity to partic-ipate in reflective exercises to reinforce the points made in the text.

In an early chapter, Reynolds outlines her approach to learning about commu-nication and improving communication skills. I feel compelled to list them below because they are so important to suc-cessful patient practice. She states that a practitioner should: Increase one’s sensitivity to a patient’s communication needs;

• Consider theoretical models of skillful communication;

• Consider the evidence about the skills and strategies that increase communication effectiveness;

• Practice reflective awareness of personal communication skills.

The remaining 9 chapters discuss why each of these items is important and pres-

ent research to support each claim. This text covers areas such as understanding patients’ experiences of ill health and health care, understanding patients’ communication needs in health care settings, realizing what makes up skillful and effective communication, and the benefits of patient empowerment.

The text addresses the implications and importance of communication in regard to several pathological condi-tions, including arthritis, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, and stroke. Reynolds skillfully integrates the case studies into her discussions of these pathologies. Throughout the text, the author asks provocative questions related to the case study, gives the reader an opportunity to reflect on possible responses, and then usually offers an opinion of her own. This text also is heavily referenced.

Reynolds discusses effective communica-tion in terms that physical therapists are now familiar with—culture, gender, dis-ability, caregivers and family, and peers—which makes this text a pleasure to read. Having said that, I do not recommend this book for casual vacation reading. However, this text could serve as a supple-mental text in an academic curriculum in which therapeutic communication is emphasized, or as a general reference for a physical therapist in practice.

Joe Lucca, PT, PhD, GCSUniversity of DelawareNewark, Del

Dr Lucca is Associate Professor in the Depart-ment of Physical Therapy. He teaches classes on physical therapy as a profession, research methods, psychosocial development, geriat-rics, and life span development and is in private practice.

Pharmacology Application in Athletic Training Mangus BC, Miller MG. Philadelphia, PA 19103, FA Davis Co, 2005, paper-back, 225 pp, illus, ISBN: 0-8036-1127-7, $39.95.

This text consists of 3 sections: an intro-duction with a historical background, prescription and over-the-counter drugs typically used in the training room or with a younger population, and com-monly abused drugs in sports. The mate-

rial is presented in a student-friendly fashion with several tables that provide an easy reference to drugs, their actions, and their adverse reactions. Each chap-ter has either a boxed area titled “Ath-letic Training Responsibility” or “What to Tell the Athlete” or a scenario from the field that follows most major topics and applies the information presented on that topic in the athletic training set-ting. Other student- and reader-friendly aspects include the discussion section at the end of each chapter, questions to test readers’ understanding of the material, and Internet resources listed throughout the chapters for further investigation. Even though this is geared for the ath-letic training student, it is an excellent resource for anyone working with the orthopedic or fitness population.

The first section has 2 chapters. The first covers the history of pharmacology, the classification of drugs according to their abuse potential, and the legal issues rel-evant to the athletic trainer. The second chapter focuses on pharmacokinetics (the absorption, distribution, metabo-lism, and excretion of drugs) along with pharmacodynamics (the effects of the drug on the body). This section offers an excellent background with need-to-know information before dealing with specific drugs.

The second section has 8 chapters that enable the authors to break the prescrip-tion and over-the-counter drugs into usage patterns according to common medical conditions seen in the athletic population. Each chapter begins with some pathophysiology of the medical condition, which leads into the empha-sis on the basic actions of the drugs, their indications, adverse reactions, and drug interactions. Chapter 3 addresses the anti-inflammatory drugs, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, COX-2 inhibitors, and corticosteroids, while chapter 4 describes muscle relax-ant drugs. Diabetes medications for types I and II are presented along with an insulin table that illustrates peak time and exercise timing recommendations, based on when insulin is first taken.

Chapter 6 looks at some common car-diac conditions seen in the athletic population, especially the use of anti-arrhythmic drugs in sudden cardiac death as well as the treatment of hyper-

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tension. The next condition presented is asthma, including treatment using bronchodilators and those used to treat inflammation of the bronchioles. A nice feature in chapter 7 is the inclusion of cough and cold medications, because this is a common illness that athletes or clients often self-medicate. Pharma-cological treatment of gastrointestinal disorders that include peptic ulcer, gas-troesophageal reflux disease, diarrhea, constipation, reflux, and gas are dis-cussed in chapter 8, while antibiotics, antiviral, and antifungal applications are discussed in chapter 9. The last chapter of this section deals with over-the-coun-ter and prescription analgesics and anes-thetics. The warning signs of improper use by the athlete that the practitioner should recognize are included here, as well as in a comprehensive table in chap-ter 15, the last chapter in the book.

The third section on commonly abused drugs in sports includes a chapter on muscle-building agents such as steroids, HGH, and creatine; a chapter on the stimulants ephedra and caffeine; one on natural ergogenic supplements; and another on social drugs such as alcohol and tobacco. These chapters also high-light the legal aspects connected to the use of these drugs. The final chapter of the book contains tables that catego-rize the drugs banned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the International Olympic Committee. Drug testing programs for the college and high school settings are outlined with easy-to-follow directions to set up a drug-testing program in either setting.

In conclusion, I found the organization of this book easy to follow and consistent throughout. The diagrams and tables enhanced its student-friendly approach to the complicated, and often confusing, use of pharmaceutical agents today in the orthopedic, fitness, and athletic setting.

Rose L Smith, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC University of CincinnatiCincinnati, Ohio

Dr Smith is Assistant Professor in the Depart-ment of Rehabilitation Sciences, Interim Direc-tor of the Health Sciences Program, Adjunct Instructor in the Athletic Training Program, and Novacare rehabilitation specialist for the UC Athletic Department.

Functional Neurorehabilitation Through the Life SpanBertoti DB. Philadelphia, PA 19103, FA Davis Co, 2004, paperback, 411 pp, illus, ISBN: 0-8036-1107-2, $46.95.

Workbook for Functional Neurorehabilitation Through the Life SpanBertoti DB. Philadelphia, PA 19103, FA Davis Co, 2004, paperback, 156 pp, illus, ISBN: 0-8036-1108-0, $19.95.

This textbook and accompanying work-book were designed for physical therapist and occupational therapist students and clinicians. Their purpose is to provide an integrated approach to basic neuro-science and applied neurorehabilitation. The principal author is a board-certified pediatric physical therapist and an associ-ate professor in the occupational therapy and athletic training programs at Alvernia College. Contributing authors include 3 occupational therapy faculty members from the same college.

The textbook is very well organized and easy to read. It is divided into 2 main parts. The first part deals with basic sciences and motor development. The second part covers management of clinical problems. Each chapter begins with a summary of the key concepts for the material presented. The text is sup-ported by clear and concise illustrations. Highlighted text call-outs provide clini-cal connections to the general science material. Each chapter finishes with a pediatric and adult case study.

Chapter 1 provides an introduction to physical therapy and occupational therapy. It reviews the basic terms used in patient management and describesclinical-reasoning and problem-solving techniques. The second chapter reviews basic neuroanatomy and provides an excellent summary of the topic. Although it covers the material sufficiently for an assistant-level program, physical therapist students would need more information in their curriculum than is covered here.

Chapters 3 and 4 cover the systems approach to therapy and motor develop-ment throughout the lifespan, and prove to be the best written chapters in this book. They thoroughly discuss the mate-rial, and provide references for the topics

that are covered best in other texts. The tables are invaluable as teaching aids.

The second part of the book addresses patient management beginning with a review of motor learning as it relates to various life stages. Chapter 5 discusses how various neurological conditions, such as Down syndrome, Parkinson dis-ease, or brain injury, may affect learning. Chapter 6 is an overview of the various approaches to neurorehabilitation. The reader is referred to other texts for specifics regarding functional retrain-ing, the task-oriented approach, neuro-developmental therapy, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, or sensory integration.

The last 4 chapters of the book examine the management of particular neuromus-cular impairments. One chapter is dedi-cated to the motor system impairments that interfere with functional movement, such as weakness, abnormal muscle reflexes, coordination difficulties, and involuntary movements. The next chap-ter looks at postural control and balance. The final 2 chapters address the upper and lower extremities, respectively.

Chapter 8, “Management of Disorders of Postural Control and Balance,” is the most comprehensive of the last 4 chap-ters. It gives a complete description of the components of postural control, and it details specific examination and inter-vention techniques. Both the pediatric and adult case studies further illustrate the topics covered in the text. The reader can easily apply the approaches used in these case studies to other patients.

The other clinical management chap-ters do a good job of describing com-mon functions such as reach, grasp, and gait. Illustrations and charts summarize the deficits that can occur within these areas. However, the descriptions of inter-ventions are not as detailed. The case studies do offer a snapshot of patient goals and activities appropriate at the time of examination; however, none of the case studies show the progression of the patient through the episode of care, alterations in the plan of care, or describe the time frame necessary to achieve functional goals.

The accompanying workbook contains chapters that match those in the text. Each chapter begins with a brief sum-

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mary of the material that is taken ver-batim from the textbook. Each chapter then provides 3 learning experiences, which range from filling in charts to ana-lyzing posture. Each workbook chapter finishes with a list of approximately 10 to 30 review questions. The answers are provided in the back of the text, and once again are taken verbatim from the textbook.

The workbook exhibits several shortcom-ings. It presents the material in the exact fashion as the text. The review questions essentially put the phrase “what is” in front of any title or boldfaced word in the text. When used in conjunction with the text, it becomes repetitious and dull after several chapters. Some of the learn-ing activities, however, are worthwhile, such as task analysis and facilitation of functional tasks.

I would recommend the textbook for use in physical therapist assistant education programs and as part of the curriculum in professional physical therapist educa-tion programs. Practicing clinicians may find the tables and illustrations in the textbook useful for client education and presentations. Because the workbook duplicates much of the textbook, it does not significantly augment the material.

Carolyn Vaillancourt, PT, NCSBraintree, Mass

Ms Vaillancourt is a board-certified Neurologi-cal Clinical Specialist and a Senior Therapist in an outpatient rehabilitation facility.

Handwriting: Anatomy of a Collaborative Assessment/Treatment ModelErhardt RP, Meade V. Stillwater, MN 55082, PDP Press Inc, 2005, spiral-bound, 150 pp, illus, ISBN: 0-9623703-7-1, $45.

The purpose of this book is to pro-vide a well-documented case report that describes a team approach, cur-rent research, and family/client-based natural environment intervention for a client with handwriting difficulties. The authors are two highly respected clini-cians, Rhoda Erhardt, an occupational therapist, and Vickie Meade, a physical therapist. The authors’ intended audi-ence includes occupational therapists

and physical therapists, health care pro-fessionals who are involved with multi-disciplinary teams, and parents or other people interested in the proficiency of case management.

This book reflects the thought processes that went into examination, intervention, and follow-up re-evaluation (outcomes) of a 13-year-old boy with handwriting problems. One chapter reviews the litera-ture regarding handwriting and visual-perceptual motor function. Looking at the literature review helped me under-stand the authors’ approach regarding their initial question: Is the child’s hand-writing the problem or the symptom?

This book is written with verbatim exam-ples of some of the discussions that took place during the year in which the authors treated this client. It was refreshing to see that these 2 therapists worked so well together and posed ques-tions to each other to further their basis for intervention and changes to the treatment plan. Documentation of the various examination results and related literature concerning the testing tools are included in the book.

The story of this client and the team’s clinical reasoning and collaborative pro-cess is easy to follow and offers the addi-tional value of inspiring others to work together and pool their resources. Using the “case story” format instead of the “case study” format allowed the authors to illustrate the trial-and-error process, clinical reasoning process, and spontane-ous interactions distinctly. This richness of detail and multiple perspectives makes the case “real” and not just another report of facts. As described in the text, the case study format includes quantita-tive data; is evidence-based with specific data that support theoretical ideas; is written in the professional jargon; is presented by an expert; has a beginning, middle, end; and is written in third per-son. On the other hand, the case story includes qualitative, descriptive informa-tion presented in the first person. It uses “emotional writing,” includes examples that are experientially enriched, and is process-oriented. Because this format uses the oral tradition of reporting, it is relatively open ended and not necessarily in chronological order. Photos and other figures add to the clarity of the story.

The book contains a 10-page reference list that appears to be comprehensive for this study. Some of the references, however, were used in a retrospective manner as the authors compiled their data and wrote this book. According to the authors, it was “several years after the completion” of their study that they par-ticipated in a workshop for writing case stories in 2002. Several references in the story were cited from literature dating from 2002 through 2004. Chapter 16 is important in this respect, because the authors reflected back on this client and questioned their choices and compared these choices to what is current care in the literature.

The appendixes include an article reprinted from American Journal of Occu-pational Therapy, charts on various charac-teristics and possible teaching strategies for different learning styles (auditory learners, visual learners, tactile/kines-thetic learners), and activity charts that were related to their study.

For practicing physical therapists who have been treating children for a while, this text would serve only as a reminder of the importance of collaboration and evidence-based practice. For those who have not been treating children and are thinking about working with school-aged children, this text would be helpful when organizing and assisting a team in the examination and in the creation of an effective plan of care for a client with handwriting problems or similar problems.

Overall, the text is well organized and meets its objective of providing an in-depth look at teamwork for examination and intervention for a school-aged child with handwriting difficulties. Handwrit-ing: Anatomy of a Collaborative Assess-ment/Treatment Model is easy to read. Each chapter can stand alone; how-ever, the sequence of the report flows easily, so that skipping to a chapter out of sequence disrupts the fluidity of thought. This is not a text that should be required in physical therapist edu-cation programs, but is a good addi-tion to a beginning pediatric physical therapist’s professional resource library. The philosophy of collaborative, family-oriented, evidence-based examination

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and intervention is the most significant “take-home” aspect of this book.

Jennifer L Lander, PT, EdDArmstrong Atlantic State UniversitySavannah, Ga

Dr Lander is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and pro-vides evaluation and intervention services for “Babies Can’t Wait,” an early intervention, Part C program.

Handbook of RemotivationTherapyDyer JA, Stotts ML, eds. Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, The Haworth Clinical Practice Press, 2005, paperback, 170 pp, ISBN: 0-7890-2471-3, $24.95.

What is remotivation therapy? The pur-pose of this short anthology is to enlighten readers about the birth, growth, decline, and gradual reemergence of this mental health therapy technique. The book tar-gets mental health care professionals, but makes the case that remotivation therapy techniques are useful for anyone or any organization that takes care of people.

According to the book, “remotivation is a technique of simple group therapy, objective in nature, used with a group of patients in an effort to reach the ‘unwounded’ areas of each patient’s personality and to get them thinking about reality in relation to themselves. Remotivation differs from other thera-pies because it focuses on the patients’ abilities rather than disabilities” (p 13). Remotivation therapy was started in the 1940s by Dorothy Hoskins Smith, who used rhythm and poetry to engage clients who are mute at a Veterans Administra-tion (VA) hospital. It gained momentum up to the 1970s, but a gradual decline followed from the mid-1970s through the 1990s, due to the deinstutionaliza-tion movement. Recently, there has been a gradual resurgence of interest in remo-tivation therapy, and its application has been broadened from patients with men-tal illness to any patient who can benefit from psychosocial support.

It should be noted that in order to practice remotivation therapy, each orga-nization must have a certified remotiva-tion therapist on staff. Certification is offered though the National Remotiva-

tion Therapy Organization at the basic and advanced level, and is open to any interested person. Although remotiva-tion therapy is offered in a group setting, carryover of the principles to individual interactions with patients is encouraged. Currently, remotivation therapy is not reimbursed by insurers.

The first 5 chapters explain the history and tenets of remotivation therapy, as summarized above. A basic remotivation therapy session typically involves a group of about 6 people who meet once a week for 30 to 60 minutes. The remotivation therapist guides the group through 5 steps: creating a climate of acceptance (greetings), bridge to reality (poetry reading), sharing the world we live in (open-ended questions), an appreciation of the work of the world (sharing opin-ions and values), and climate of accep-tance (summary and closure).

Chapter 6 is titled “Evidence-Based Remo-tivation,” but unfortunately the evidence is unconvincing. Thirteen studies are cited, most from the 1950s through the 1970s. Few details are provided. With-out going to the original literature, the reader is unable to discern key elements such as methodology, the size of the sub-ject populations, the length of the follow-up, or the specific outcome measures.

Chapters 7 through 17 illustrate how remotivation therapy could be applied in a variety of settings, including extended care facilities, adult day care, correc-tional settings, and substance abuse pro-grams. Specific populations discussed include those with Huntington disease and Alzheimer disease. Chapter 8, “Remotivation Therapy and Rehabilita-tion,” may be of particular interest to physical therapists. Actual scripts of ques-tions and answers are provided to illus-trate how rehabilitation staff could use remotivation therapy to teach a patient to perform an activity such as an exer-cise program, but they come across as elementary and superficial. An example of these elementary scripts can be found on page 69:

1. What is your favorite season? (fall)

2. What games are played in the fall? (football)

3. Name some of the positions on a football team. (kicker)

4. What body part does the kicking? (legs)

The style of the book is easy to read, but falls short in providing evidence and analysis. The chapters are written by a variety of authors, often resulting in redundancy of material and a lack of depth and flow. There are limited refer-ences at the end of each chapter, but no diagrams or illustrations.

In summary, this book serves as a his-torical overview and promotional tool for remotivation therapy. The passion the editors and chapter authors feel for remotivation therapy is evident, but the evidence is thin and reimbursement for this intervention is nil. Nevertheless, there is something compelling about this common sense approach that may appeal to the core values of physical therapy. It’s about treating others well because “it is assumed that each person has a set of values which makes him or her important and worthwhile as an indi-vidual and a member of society” (p 13). I would hope that we, as physical thera-pists and physical therapist assistants, are practicing this with each of our patients; in this case, this book would be a gentle reminder, but not a valuable contribu-tion to a physical therapy library.

Ann M York, PT, PhDDes Moines UniversityDes Moines, Iowa

Dr York is Assistant Professor with the Post Pro-fessional Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. She previously taught in the Psychology Depart-ment at Lincoln Trail College in Illinois.

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The Brunel Balance Assessment shown in the Appendix (page 38) of “Balance Disability After Stroke” by Tyson et al (January 2006) is not the current revised version of the instrument that is available at the University of Salford Centre for Reha-bilitation and Human Performance Research Web site. Full details of the updated Brunel Balance Assessment and how to use it can be found and downloaded from: www.healthcare.salford.ac.uk/crhpr/brunel-balance-assessment.htm.

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A manuscript is considered for review by Physical Therapy if it fits into one of the fol-lowing categories: Case Report, Research Report, Technical Report, Perspective, Update, and Evidence in Practice. For descriptions of these manuscript types, visit http://www.ptjournal.org/info/aut_info.cfm.

The Editor in Chief and Editorial Board reserve the right to return, without review, any manuscript that does not meet Journal criteria. All submissions accepted for peer review are privileged communications. Author identity is kept confidential from reviewers, unless otherwise indicated. All correspondence is sent to the author who submits the article.

Authors should use their judgment in determining whether statements of hypotheses are necessary. The Journal welcomes papers that contribute to the literature, even if they report statistically nonsignificant findings. Authors of such papers should pay particular attention to the need to (1) justify the study, (2) make a case as to why the alternative hypothesis was viable before data were collected, and (3) address the possibility of a type II statistical error. The reliability and validity of measurements used must be documented. Authors should specifically define all variables.

Exclusivity and Duplicate Publication

Physical Therapy reviews and considers a manuscript for exclusive publication with the understanding that the manuscript—including any original research findings or data reported in it—has not been pub-lished previously and is not under consid-eration for publication elsewhere, wheth-er in print or electronic form. Reports of secondary analyses of data sets should specify the source of the data.

Physical Therapy discourages authors from submitting more than one manuscript on related aspects of the same study. When authors submit an article to Physical Therapy, they are asked to include a copy of any related manuscripts that have been or will be submitted to or published by another journal or Physical Therapy.

If authors violate this policy or engage in other misconduct, the Editor in Chief and the Editorial Board reserve the right

to reject the manuscript and may refer the matter to the authors’ academic insti-tution or other appropriate entity.

Prior Disclosure

Prior disclosure of any part of the con-tents of any manuscript in a widespread and substantive form, print or electronic, may make the manuscript ineligible for publication in Physical Therapy. Note: Publication of abstracts and presenta-tions at meetings do not constitute prior disclosure. During the submission pro-cess, you will be prompted to indicate whether your manuscript has been pre-sented orally at a scientific meeting or at a professional forum. Authors who need clarification of this policy are encour-aged to contact the Managing Editor before releasing or distributing informa-tion from the manuscript that they want to submit.

Copyright

Authors agree to execute copyright trans-fer as requested during the submission process. Authors will be prompted to upload a signed copyright release form. Manuscripts published in Physical Therapy become the property of APTA and may not be published elsewhere, in whole or in part, in print or electronic form, without the written permission of APTA, which has the right to use, reproduce, transmit, derivate, publish, and distribute the contribution, in the Journal or other-wise, in any form or medium.

Commercial/Financial Associations and Conflict of Interest

All funding sources supporting the work should be acknowledged. During the sub-mission process, authors will be required to enter this information. They also will be prompted to upload a disclosure state-ment, signed by all authors. This infor-mation will be held in confidence by the Editor in Chief during the review process and, if the paper is accepted for publication, will be shared with readers as appropriate.

Permissions

Protection of participants. During the sub-mission process, authors of Research Reports will be asked to provide the name of the institutional review board, institutional animal care and use commit-tee, or other similar body that approved the study. Within the manuscript, authors must include a statement in the “Method”

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section that they obtained informed consent of participants, when required for protection of human subjects. If patients would be able to recognize themselves in the report, authors of Case Reports should document patients’ consent. In addi-tion, Case Report authors who practice in the United States should include a statement about meeting the HIPAA (Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act) require-ments of the institution for disclosure of protected health information.

Photograph release. Authors must obtain and submit written permission to publish photographs in which subjects are recog-nizable. This statement must be signed by the subject, parent, or guardian. You will be prompted to upload this statement during the submission process.

Reprinted tables and figures. Authors must obtain and submit written permission from the original sources, in the name of APTA, to publish illustrations, photographs, figures, or tables taken from those sources. Authors will be prompted to upload these permissions during the submission process.

Manuscript Preparation

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically via PTJ Manuscript Central, http://ptjournal.manuscriptcentral.com. For complete instructions on how to prepare and submit your manuscript, please visit http://www.ptjournal.org/info/aut_info.cfm.

For format and reference style, consult the American Medical Association [AMA] Manual of Style, 9th ed, published by Williams & Wilkins (Baltimore, Md). Do not use AMA style to format tables; instead, refer to recent issues of Physical Therapy.

Physical Therapy adheres to the use of “people-first” language. A subject should not be referred to by disability or condition (eg, “patients with stroke,” not “stroke patients”), and terms that could be considered biasing or discriminatory in any way should be removed.

All manuscripts must be formatted double-spaced, with pages numbered. Fifteen pages or fewer are preferred. Use a 10- or 12-point font. State the purpose in the introduction. Refer to recent issues for examples of acceptable text headings. Most manuscripts undergo masked review. When submitting your manuscript via PTJ Manuscript Central, you will be asked to submit both a masked copy and an unmasked copy of your paper. In the masked version, please avoid mention of author names or affiliations within the article.

• Title. Titles of articles should not be general or vague and should reflect measured variables. Instead of using “physical therapy” to refer to the intervention used in your study, use a more specific term (eg, “strengthening exercises”).

• Abstract of 150 words or fewer. You will also be asked to copy and paste the abstract into a text box when you submit your manuscript online. That allows reviewers to read your abstract before agreeing to review your paper. Research Report and Technical Report abstracts should include the following major headings: Background and Purpose, Subjects, Methods, Results, and Discussion and Conclusion. Abstracts for Perspectives should include purpose, summary of key points, and conclusions or recommendations. Abstracts for Case Reports should include Background and Purpose, Case

Description, Outcomes, and Discussion. (Updates do not have abstracts.)

• Acknowledgments and funding sources. Please include your acknowledgments and information about your funding sources in your cover letter.

• Manufacturer’s information in a footnote for all equipment and products mentioned in the text.

• Measurements, expressed using the International System of Units. (English units may be given in parentheses.)

• References, indicated by numerical superscripts that appear consecutively in the text, are listed in order of appearance on a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript. If you use End Notes, please use version 6.0 or higher. Cite the reference num-ber in the text each time an author is mentioned. Use Index Medicus for journal abbreviations.

• Tables should be formatted in Word, numbered consecutively, and placed together at the end of the manuscript, after the refer-ences. Refer to recent issues for acceptable table formats.

• Figures should be submitted as separate, high-resolutiongraphic files in TIF, JPG, EPS, or PDF format, with the resolution set at a minimum of 300 dpi. Rule of thumb: the larger the figure (eg, 8½" × 11"), the better.

If electronic formats are not available to you, figures must be sub-mitted as 5" × 7" camera-ready glossies and mailed to the Editorial Office. Figures should be numbered consecutively. For helpful guidelines on submitting figures online, visit Cadmus Journal Services, http://cjs.cadmus.com/da/guidelines.asp. Lettering should be large, sharp, and clear, and abbreviations used within figures should agree with Journal style. Color photographs are encouraged, in sharp focus and with good contrast.

• Legends to Figures. Type all legends on one page after thereference list and tables.

• Appendixes should be numbered consecutively and placed in the manuscript after the reference list, tables, and figure legends. Use appendixes to provide essential material not suitable for figures, tables, or text.

When You Are Ready to Submit

Go to http://ptjournal.manuscriptcentral.com.

If you’ve never used PTJ Manuscript Central as an author or reviewer before, click on Create a New Account, and follow the prompts to submit your information and establish a user ID and password. Once you have your user ID and password, login, click on your Author Center, click on Submit First Draft of New Manuscript, follow the prompts.

If you’re a manuscript reviewer or an author who has already used PTJ Manuscript Central, you already have a user ID and password. Login, click on Author Center, and either click on Submit First Draft of New Manuscript (if you are submitting a new manuscript) or Revised Manuscripts (only for those who received a manuscript decision of “Accept with Revision” or “Major Revision”).

Technical assistance is available by clicking on the icon at the top of the screen; you also may contact Manuscripts Coordinator Karen Darley ([email protected]) or Managing Editor Jan Reynolds ([email protected]).

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Profiles in Excellence

This month’s Journal contains an article co-authored by Janet K Freburger, PT PhD, Timothy S Carey, MD, MPH, and George M Holmes, PhD. The article, “Effectiveness of Physical Therapy for the Management of Chronic Spine Disorders: A Propensity Score Approach,” is based on Freburger’s 2003 Foundation-funded study “Use, Access, and Effectiveness of Physical Therapy for the Treatment of Spine Disorders.”

Freburger, with Carey and Holmes, has written 2 additional articles based on her Foundation research. “Physician Referrals to Physical Therapists for the Treatment of Spine Disorders” was published in Spine in the spring of 2005. “Management of Back and Neck Pain: Who Seeks Care From Physical Therapists?” was published in Physical Therapy in September 2005. All 3 studies analyzed data from the National Spine Network database.

Freburger is currently a Research Associate and Fellow at the Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina. She received her master of science in physical therapy as well as her doctorate in health services organizations and research from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. Much of her recent work has focused on access to and use of physical therapy. She is currently a co-investigator on a project, funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, examining the various types of care and health care providers used by people with chronic back and neck pain. Freburger is currently pursuing funding for a project to examine the prevalence of and factors asso-ciated with musculoskeletal injuries in nurs-ing assistants practicing in nursing homes.

Clinical Research Network Update

The Clinical Research Network (CRN), the largest project ever funded by the Foundation for Physical Therapy, has just

completed its final year. Beginning in April, this column will feature monthly updates of their progress as they step through a formal-ized analysis plan. Each of the 4 trials has successfully recruited the target cohort and completed the study protocol interventions. Although the principal goal of the CRN is to determine the effects of the specific strengthening protocols designed to improve muscle performance and movement skill (this constitutes the primary “intent-to-treat” analysis), there are several supplemental projects and specific ancillary analyses that are already underway.

The CRN project was awarded in 2002 to Principal Investigator (PI) Carolee J Winstein, PT, PhD, FAPTA, and Co-PI and Chair, James Gordon, PT, EdD, FAPTA, from the Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California. This multi-site physical therapy CRN was established to assess the effects of strengthening exercises designed to improve muscle performance and move-ment skill in patients with the following physical disabilities: adults after a stroke, children with cerebral palsy, adults with chronic spinal cord injury and shoulder pain, and adults with orthopedic or low back pain. A common set of outcome measures with established reliability and validity, is being used across the projects enabling the investigators to compare the effectiveness of treatments across disabili-ties and age groups. It has a coordinat-ing center at the University of Southern California with the following satellite sites:

• Northwestern University• Southwest Missouri State University• University of California at Los Angeles• Rancho Los Amigos National

Rehabilitation Center• USC Physical Therapy Associates

and a network of outpatient clinics in the greater Los Angeles area

The 4 research projects are:• PEDALS (Pediatric Endurance

Development and Limb Strengthening)

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Charles M Magistro Distinguished Service Awardees

2006 Rebecca Craik, PT, PhD, FAPTA

2005 Florence Kendall, PT, FAPTA

2004 Jayne L Snyder, PT, MA

2003 Mary Ellen Michel, PhD

2002 Duane Fast, VP, The Tri W-G Group

2001 Bill Boissonnault, PT, MS

2000 Linda L Towne, PT, and Peter A Towne, PT

1999 Marilyn Moffat, PT, PhD, FAPTA

1998 no award given

1997 Lawrence G Pan, PT, PhDPatricia A Traynor, PT

1996 Marilyn R Gossman, PT, PhD, FAPTA (Deceased)

Donald F Lang

1995 no award given

1994 James B McKillip, PT

1993 Susan Collopy, PTFran Kern, PT, PhD

1992 no award given

1991 John HP Maley (Deceased)

1990 no award given

• MUSSEL (Muscle-Specific Strengthening Effectiveness Post Lumbar Microdiscectomy)

• STOMPS (Strengthening and Optimal Movements for Painful Shoulders in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

• STEPS (Strength-Training Effectiveness Post Stroke)

Over the coming months, the CRN will be providing information from each of the 4 projects using the framework from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and address-ing outcomes from the baseline, pre-intervention period. Ultimately, the study will determine whether exercise interven-tions can have a meaningful impact on patients’ quality of life, defined broadly. More detailed information about the CRN can be found at http://pt.usc.edu/clinresnet/news.html.

82 Schools Pledge to Participate in the Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge

At the National Student Conclave in Denver, physical therapy students from 82 schools pledged to participate in the 2006 Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge. Their projects—ranging from continu-ing education classes to sweatshirt sales to career fairs—will make the Foundation’s annual clinical research grant possible. New this year, if students raise $80,000 or more, the Foundation will fund a Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) scholarship as well. The Challenge con-tinues until April 28.

The Foundation recently selected the recipient of the 2006 Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge grant. Craig J Newsam, DPT, research physical therapist, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, will receive the $40,000 grant for his study, “Strengthening Exercises to Reduce Shoulder Pain in Persons With Tertraplegia.” This project is a follow-on study to “Strengthening and Optimal Movements for Painful Shoulders in Chronic SCI” (STOMPS), part of the Foundation’s Clinical Research Network project.

Foundation to Honor Magistro Distinguished Service Awardees in Orlando

The recipients of the Charles M Magistro Distinguished Service Award will be honored at the Foundation for Physical Therapy’s annual Dinner Dance on Thursday, June 22, at PT2006 in Orlando, Fla. This is an opportunity to recognize a favorite professor, esteemed colleague, or mentor by purchasing a $1,500 table in his or her name and adding a tribute to a keepsake booklet honoring an awardee.

Established in 1990, the Distinguished Service Award recognizes individuals for outstanding service and personal commit-ment toward the Foundation’s mission of supporting physical therapy research and doctoral scholarships in physical therapy.

Those who purchase a table will receive reserved seating at the event and special recognition in the event program. Tables are $1,500 and individual tickets are $150. They can be reserved by calling the APTA Service Center at 800/999-2782, ext 3395. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

To make a tribute to an honoree, reserve a full or half page via e-mail to: [email protected]. Written messag-es must be 100 words or less. All tributes, including photographs and artwork, must be received by the Foundation no later than Wednesday, May 5, 2006.

Tribute prices are:

Half Page $250Full Page $500

Foundation’s Silent Auction Moves Online

The Foundation’s Silent Auction, tradi-tionally part of the annual Dinner Dance, this year will be open to anyone with access to a computer as the auction moves online.

Donors will be able to submit a notice of their items or cash contribution with an entry at a special Web site designed for the Foundation---physicaltherapyfdn.cmarket.com. Bidding will begin in mid-May, prior to PT2006 and continue until early July.

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Nominees for APTA National Office—2006

T he Nominating Committee of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has selected the following candidates for national office. The election will take place at the June 2006 House of Del-

egates meeting in Orlando, Fla. A Nominating Committee Report is avail-able in the February issue of PT—Magazine of Physical Therapy (pages 24–25). Candidate statements and biographical information are published in the March issue of PT Magazine.

PRESIDENT(one to be elected)Jayne L Snyder, PT, MAR Scott Ward, PT, PhDFrancis J Welk, PT, DPT, MEd

(nominated by petition)

VICE PRESIDENT(one to be elected)Joanell A Bohmert, PT, MSRandy Roesch, PT, MBA

DIRECTORS(three to be elected)William D Bandy, PT, PhD SCS, ATCJennifer Bottomley, PT, PhD, MSAimee Klein, PT, DPT, MS, OCSPeggy DeCelle Newman, PT, MHRJohn G Wallace, Jr, PT, MS, OCSSusan L Whitney, PT, PhD, NCS, ATC

NOMINATING COMMITTEE(one to be elected)Nancy Krueger, PT, OCS, CHTDenise J Wise, PT, PhD

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Portable Stimulator

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The ETPS 1000 is a handheld, portable device that

locates acupuncture or trigger points and stimulates them with concentrated direct current impulses. Stimulation is designed to deactivate points, decrease hypertonicity, and release endorphins.

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Posters

OPTP

The Explain Pain Poster Collection is an educational tool for use in conjunction with the Explain Pain book by David Butler, PT. The 4 posters are intended for everyday clinical use to help patients

with pain make informed choices dur-ing their recovery.


Knee Stretching Device

ProMotion Therapy Products

ProMotion intro-duces an inexpen-sive, easy-to-use device that allows patients to perform both knee flexion and knee extension stretches. The prod-uct can be used in a clinic, in a rehabilita-

tion setting, or at home. It is designed for use after surgery or any knee injury involving range-of-motion deficits.


Cane

Coakley Cane Co

The Liberty Cane is designed for hand fit and engineered for body comfort. The canes are available in black or yellow, with a burgundy color and electronic modules to be released soon.


Strength Training System

Fitness Anywhere Inc

The TRX strengthen-ing system is designed to provide com-plete rehabilita-

tive training in a single, economical station. It affords functional, closed-chain, neurologically stimulating movements that help develop balance and use body weight as resistance, and requires global stabilization during all exercises.


Wheelchair Accessories

Adaptive Engineering Lab

AEL announces 2 additions to its line of seating and posi-tioning products and wheelchair accesso-ries: the Excel Back

and Crash-Tested Hardware mounting options for its Pro-tech Back System and Adjustable Drop Seat. The hard-ware is designed to allow for tilt and recline adjustment, and the back is for greater upper-body range of motion.


Wound Gel

AcryMed Inc

AcryMed’s SilvaSorb Gel is formulated to promote faster healing of wounds and

burns and to reduce the incidence of infection for increased patient comfort. According to the company, the gel remains effective for days rather than hours in fighting bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant staph.


Walker

Adepta

Adepta’s Steel Rollator comes in 2 widths, normal and wide, and offers a padded back rest that is fully adjustable in

height as well as horizontally. No hard-ware is needed on the handle-height adjustment, and the product stands upright when folded.


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