Journal article
Spurious Identification of Patient Problems
Abstract
The intent of this letter is to illustrate why the routine application of clinical diagnostic tests often results in identifying patient problems that do not exist. Two data-gathering strategies used frequently by physical therapists are the exhaustive approach and the hypothetico-deductive method.1,2 In order to illustrate these two strategies and their potential impact, the following scenario is presented: A 12-year-old male basketball player …
Authors
Stratford PW; Binkley J
Journal
Physical Therapy, Vol. 74, No. 5, pp. 509–511
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
May 1, 1994
DOI
10.1093/ptj/74.5.509a
ISSN
0031-9023