Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 394-399 , August 2010

The clinical reasoning of musculoskeletal physiotherapists in relation to the assessment of vertebrobasilar insufficiency: A qualitative study

Received 17 February 2009 ,Revised 26 February 2010 ,Accepted 6 March 2010.

References 

  1. Arnold M, Bousser M. Carotid and vertebral dissection. Practical Neurology. 2005;5:100–109
  2. Australian Physiotherapy Association . Clinical guidelines for assessing vertebrobasilar insufficiency in the management of cervical spine disorders. Australian Physiotherapy Association; 2006;http://www.physiotherapy.asn.au[accessed 11.01.09]
  3. Creswell J. Five qualitative traditions of inquiry. Qualitative inquiry and research design. Choosing among five traditions. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications; 1998;
  4. Crotty M. Phenomenology and nursing research. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Churchill Livingstone; 1996;
  5. Doody C, McAteer M. Clinical reasoning of expert and novice physiotherapists in an outpatient orthopaedic setting. Physiotherapy. 2002;88:258–268
  6. Echternach J, Rothstein J. The hypothesis-oriented algorithm for clinicians II: a guide for patient management. Physical Therapy. 2003;83:455–470
  7. Edwards L, Jones M, Carr J, Braunack-Mayer A, Jensen G. Clinical reasoning strategies in physical therapy. Physical Therapy. 2004;84:312–330
  8. Haldeman S, Kohlbeck FJ, McGregor M. Unpredictability of cerebrovascular ischemia associated with cervical spine manipulation therapy: a review of sixty four cases after cervical spine manipulation. Spine. 2002;27(1):49–55
  9. Haynes M, Milne N. Colour duplex sonographic findings in human vertebral arteries during cervical rotation. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 2000;29:14–24
  10. International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists . Educational standards in orthopaedic manipulative therapy. Part A: educational standards. International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists; 2008;http://www.ifomt.org[accessed 10.09.09]
  11. Johnson C, Grant R, Dansie B, Taylor J, Spyropolous P. Measurement of blood flow in the vertebral artery using colour duplex doppler ultrasound: establishment of the reliability of selected parameters. Manual Therapy. 2000;5:21–29
  12. Jones MA. Clinical reasoning in manual therapy. Physical Therapy. 1992;72:875–884
  13. Kerry R, Taylor A. Cervical arterial dysfunction assessment and manual therapy. Manual Therapy. 2006;11:243–253
  14. Kerry R, Taylor AJ, Mitchell J, McCarthy C. Cervical arterial dysfunction and manual therapy: a critical literature review to inform professional practice. Manual Therapy. 2008;13:278–288
  15. King CA, Bithell C. Expertise in diagnostic reasoning: a comparative study. British Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 1998;5(2):78–87
  16. Klein HK, Myers MD. A set of principles for conducting and evaluation interpretive field studies in information systems. MIS Quarterly. 1999;23:67–93
  17. Licht P, Christensen H, Hoilund-Carlsen P. Is there a role for pre-manipulative testing before cervical manipulation?. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 2000;23:175–179
  18. Lincoln Y, Guba E. Naturalistic inquiry. New York: Sage Publications; 1985;
  19. Merriman SB. Qualitative research and case study applications in education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; 1998;
  20. Miles M, Huberman A. Qualitative data analysis: an expanded source book. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications; 1994;
  21. Mitchell J, Keene D, Dyson C, Harvey L, Pruvey C, Phillips R. Is cervical spine rotation as used in the standard vertebrobasilar insufficiency test associated with a measurable change in intracranial vertebral artery blood flow?. Manual Therapy. 2004;9:220–227
  22. Naylor C. Grey zones of clinical practice. Some limitations to evidence-based medicine. The Lancet. 1995;840–842
  23. Refshauge KM. Rotation: a valid pre-manipulative dizziness test? Does it predict safe manipulation?. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 1994;17:15–19
  24. Richter R, Reinking M. How does evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of the vertebral artery test influence teaching of the test in a professional physical therapy education program?. Physical Therapy. 2005;85:589–599
  25. Rivett DA, Higgs J. Hypothesis generation in the clinical reasoning behaviour of manual therapists. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 1997;11:40–45
  26. Schramm W. Notes on case studies of instructional media projects. Working paper for the Academy of Educational Development, Washington DC; 1971, cited in: Yin R. Case study research: design and methods. 2nd ed. London: Sage Publications; 1994. p. 12.
  27. Smart K, Doody C. Mechanisms-based clinical reasoning of pain by experienced musculoskeletal physiotherapists. Physiotherapy. 2006;92(3):171–178
  28. Sweeney A, Doody C. Manual therapy for the cervical spine and reported adverse effects: a survey of Irish manipulative physiotherapists. Manual Therapy. 2010;15:32–36
  29. Yin R. Applications of case study research. London: Sage Publications; 2003;

PII: S1356-689X(10)00041-X

doi: 10.1016/j.math.2010.03.005

Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 394-399 , August 2010

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution