Burning Topic for Pediatric Physical Therapists: In the USA and Globally Pediatric Physical Therapy Editor-in-Chief Linda Fetters PhD, PT, FAPTA, gives reporter Peter Goodwin her assessment of the organizational crisis that has enveloped pediatric and other clinicians in the USA and globally since the new Administration took office in 2025. Predictors of Length of Physical Therapy Care for Infants With Congenital Torticollis. We talk with Pediatric Physical Therapy author Heather R Aker PT DHSc,...
Mar 26, 2025•16 min
“Fidelity Tool” Helps Pediatric Physical Therapists Implement Guidelines for Patients with Cerebral Palsy Findings from a study looking at a method of ensuring physical therapists can more easily implement evidence-based guideline therapy for children with cerebral palsy has been published in Pediatric Physical Therapy journal. First author Michelle Jackman PhD, Occupational Therapist & Research Fellow, at the Cerebral Palsy Research Institute of University of Sydney, Australia and the CP Al...
Dec 23, 2024•8 min
The Pediatric Physical Therapy Podcast, September, 2024 This special edition of the Pediatric Physical Therapy podcast is reviewed by Pediatric Pediatric Physical Therapy Journal Editor-in-Chief, Linda Fetters PhD PT FAPTA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. This podcast examines the 2024 Updated Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline on the Physical Therapy Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis. Podcast host Sarah Maxwell is joined by first author of the Updated Guideli...
Oct 01, 2024•17 min
Pediatric Physical Therapy Podcast Volume 36, Issue 3, 2024 Creator: Pediatric Physical Therapy AN INTERVIEW WITH: Toby Long PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA. “Inclusion, Participation, Belonging = Surviving, Thriving, Flourishing” Toby Long PhD tells podcast anchor Sarah Maxwell about the role physical therapists play in helping children with impairments participate in day-to-day life: the theme she addressed in her...
Jul 17, 2024•13 min
The Pediatric Physical Therapy Podcast March, 2024 Edition: AN INTERVIEW WITH: Eilish M Byrne PT, DSc, PCS, CNT, Assistant Professor, Camino Hospital and Stanford Children's Hospital, California, Visiting Professor University of St Augustine, San Marcos, California. In conversation with Peter Goodwin, Editor, The Pediatric Physical Therapy Podcast (March, 2024 Edition) DESCRIPTION: Dr. Byrne discusses the research her ream has published in Pediatric Physical Therapy, Volume 36, Number 2, 2024 on...
Apr 02, 2024
INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Studio Guest: Linda Fetters PhD, PT, FAPTA University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Pediatric Physical Therapy Editor-in-Chief, adds her comments and reflections on clinical implications arising from the research discussed in the podcast by Pediatric Physical Therapy authors. Author Interviews: 1. Catie Christensen PT DPT PCS, Evidence Based Practice Coordinator, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA “2022 APTA Pediatrics Knowledge Translation Lec...
Sep 20, 2023
INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Studio Guest: Linda Fetters PhD, PT, FAPTA University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Pediatric Physical Therapy Editor-in-Chief. Linda begins this special edition of the podcast by talking about our inspiring former leader, the late Cindy Miles, President of the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy at the American Physical Therapy Association. Author Interviews: 1. Hércules Ribeiro Leite PhD, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil I Would ...
Jun 30, 2023
INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Studio Guest: Linda Fetters PhD, PT, FAPTA University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Pediatric Physical Therapy Editor in Chief Dr. Fetters adds her comments about clinical implications of the new data and insights discussed by authors interviewed in the podcast. Author Interviews: 1. Jamie B Hall PT, DPT, PhD, PCS, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Missouri, Columbia MO, USA “Caregiver Perceptions of an Interdisciplinar...
Mar 28, 2023
INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION 1. Amy Bailes, PT PhD Director of Physical Therapy Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH “Inpatient Physical Therapy After Orthopedic Lower Extremity Surgery in Children With Cerebral Palsy” A new study in Pediatric Physical Therapy reveals the proportion of children with cerebral palsy having physical therapy during inpatient stay after their orthopedic lower extremity surgery. The value of such therapy to inpatient care is discussed ...
Jan 06, 2023•51 min
1: Dana Tischler, PT, DPT, MS, PCS, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, UT, USA “Quality of Life, Participation, and Individualized Support in a Community-Based Yoga Class: A Case Series” Physical therapy researchers in Utah have been trialling a ten-week yoga training class as therapy for children with impairments. In it, they assessed quality of life and participation with the help of doctor of physical therapy students who gave the child...
Sep 29, 2022
1: Jaclyn Megan Sions, PT DPT PhD, Clinical Research Scientist, Assistant Professor in Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE Characterizing Pain among Adolescents and Young Adults with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Primary study objectives were to characterize pain and explore differences between adolescents and adults with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and evaluate associations between pain-related outcomes and mobility. 2: Diana Early, PT PhD PCS, Children’s Health, Da...
Jun 24, 2022•58 min
Creator : Pediatric Physical Therapy Volume 34 Issue 2 Duration : 56:10secs INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Ketaki Inamdar MPT, Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation and Movement Science Program, Motor Development Lab, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Effect of Contingency Paradigm–Based Interventions on Developmental Outcomes in Young Infants: A Systematic Review The purpose of this systematic review was to identify controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of contingency pa...
Apr 04, 2022•56 min
INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Karina Amani Zapata DPT PhD, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas “The Observational Gait Scale Can Help Determine the GMFCS Level in Children With Cerebral Palsy” The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between the Observational Gait Scale and Gross Motor Function Classification System in children who are walking and with cerebral palsy. QUOTE: “We can use the OGS—the Observational Gait Scale—as a helpful clinical tool to quickly and ob...
Dec 22, 2021•39 min
INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Lindsay Pietruszewski PT DPT , Research Physical Therapist Center for Perinatal Research, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH TITLE: Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination Clinical Use to Recommend Therapist Assessment of Functional Hand Asymmetries DESCRIPTION: To determine whether in clinical settings, asymmetry scores derived from the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination can provide cut-off scores for recommending in-depth assessment of upper e...
Oct 01, 2021•51 min
INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Maxime Robert PhD , Assistant Professor, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada TITLE: Intensive bimanual intervention for children who have undergone hemispherectomy surgery: A pilot study DESCRIPTION: To conduct a pilot study to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of an intensive bimanual intervention on upper limb function in children who have undergone hemispherectomy surgery. Rebecca Leonard PT DPT MS PhD PCS , Director, Pediatric Physical Therapy Practice, Early ...
Jun 29, 2021•48 min
Interviews in this edition: 1. Amy F Bailes , PT PhD, Physical Therapist, Division of Occupational Therapy & Physical Therapy, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA. “Describing the Delivery of Evidence-based Physical Therapy Intervention to Individuals with Cerebral Palsy” . Analysis of a large dataset of real-world experience from physical therapy sessions among children with cerebral palsy to examine variation by age, Gross Motor Function Classification System...
Mar 30, 2021•54 min
Interviews in this edition: 1. Andrea Baraldi Cunha, Research Associate, Department of Physical Therapy, Biomechanics & Movement Science Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Title: “A Novel Means-End Problem-Solving Assessment Tool for Early Intervention: Evaluation of Validity, Reliability, and Sensitivity” Introduction: A new, simple tool could potentially help screen for motor delay quickly and easily. The “Means-End Problem-Solving Assessment Tool”—MEPSAT for short—has been asses...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 1 min
INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Physical Therapy Management of Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association First Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guideline for physical therapy management of childhood Developmental Coordination Disorder. Lisa Dannemiller tells clinicians how to use it, and talks about the benefits it can bring. Lisa Dannemiller PT, DSC, PCS...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Pediatric Physical Therapy July 2020, Volume 32, Issue 3; INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION : Agnes McConlogue Ferro, DPT, PCS , Clinical Associate Professor, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York State. TITLE : A Structured Goal-Setting Process to Promote Functional and Measurable Outcomes in School-Based Physical Therapy: A Knowledge Translation Study The aims of this knowledge translation study were to evaluate implementation of a goal setting method for school-based therapists. Kimberly B K...
Jun 30, 2020•27 min
INTERVEWS IN THIS EDITION : Afnan Gmmash BSPT MS , Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington TITLE : Challenges Faced by Therapists Providing Services for Infants With or at Risk for Cerebral Palsy The purpose of this study was to identify the challenges physical therapists and occupational therapists have in providing early intervention for infants with or at risk for cerebral palsy. Brent R. Collett, PhD , University of Washington, Center for Child Health, Behavi...
Mar 27, 2020•58 min
INTERVEWS IN THIS EDITION Pediatric Physical Therapy January 2019 Volume 32 Issue 1 1. Julie Badylak PT , Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Ohio TITLE : Therapy Workloads in Pediatric Health: Preliminary Findings and Relevance for Defining Practice (Part 1) To measure time spent by pediatric physical and occupational therapists in performing daily work activities. 2. Rebecca Durham Reder OTD, OTR/L , Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Ohio TITLE : Therapy Workloads in Pediatric Health: Preliminary Fi...
Dec 20, 2019•48 min
INTERVEWS IN THIS EDITION Pediatric Physical Therapy October 2019 Volume 31 Issue 4 Providing Best Practice in Neonatal Intensive Care and Follow up: A clinician-researcher collaboration RICMOND, VA—Experience from the NICU on communicating and implementing new research into the clinic (knowledge translation) shows that clinicians and researchers can benefit from working together. INTERVIEWEE: Shaaron E. Brown Clinical Physical Therapist, Children's Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Ri...
Sep 27, 2019•44 min
INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION Sandra Jensen-Willett PT MS PCS Director of Physical Therapy, Munroe Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE Sitting Matters! Differences Between Sitters and Nonsitters at 6 Months’ Adjusted “This retrospective study examines differences in prematurity-related risk and compares developmental outcomes between sitters and non-sitters at 6 months adjusted-age.” OMAHA, NE—An investigation of factors influencing ability to sit upright at six months ...
Jun 27, 2019•47 min
1. Validity of the Early Activity Scale for Endurance and the Six-Minute Walk Test for children with cerebral palsy Two well known tests of function in children with cerebral palsy: the Early Activity Scale for Endurance—EASE—and the Six-Minute Walk Test have been compared in a validation study for assessing children with cerebral palsy by functional ability level, sex, and age. The author of a new research paper in Pediatric Physical Therapy journal—Alyssa LaForme Fiss—tells the podcast about h...
Mar 27, 2019•31 min
1. Does Weight Status Impact Metabolic Health in Adolescents When Controlling for Physical Fitness? Adolescent overweight and obesity and its correlation with metabolic syndrome—the collection of signs from simple tests that predict for diabetes, heart disease and other non-communicable conditions later in life—has been researched by a group of pediatric physical therapists and a multidisciplinary team from Wisconsin and North Carolina who looked at whether being physically fit—even though you’r...
Mar 27, 2019•40 min
01 Effects of Structured Exercise Training in Children and Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Systematic Review Susan Klepper PT, MS, PhD, former Assistant Professor Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine (Physical Therapy), Columbia University, New York, NY The purpose of this review was to update the evidence for safety and efficacy of structured exercise training in a variety of settings for children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. 02 The Timed Up and Go...
Dec 20, 2018•45 min
1. Physical Therapy Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis: A 2018 Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy AUTHORS: Sandra L. Kaplan, Colleen Coulter and Barbara Sargent ( https://journals.lww.com/pedpt/Fulltext/2018/07000/Informing_the_Update_to_the_Physical_Therapy.2.aspx ) This update of the 2013 CMT clinical practice guideline informs clinicians and families as to whom to monitor, treat, and/or ref...
Oct 02, 2018•44 min
Informing the Update to the Physical Therapy Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: A Systematic Review Emily Heidenreich PT DPT, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles & Arkansas Children's, Little Rock: Talks about her study to systematically review the evidence on physical therapy diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention of congenital muscular torticollis to inform the upd...
Jul 03, 2018•40 min
Bert Steenbergen PhD, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands Role of Pediatric Physical Therapists in Promoting Sports Participation in Developmental Coordination Disorder To explore the role of pediatric physical therapists in promoting sports participation in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder and identify associated barriers and facilitators. Max J. Kurz PhD, Associate Professr Department of Physical Therapy, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Oma...
Mar 26, 2018•41 min
LEAD STORY— Trends in attitudes and practice patterns of physical therapists in addressing childhood obesity in schools Author: Eydie Kendall This study investigated trends in attitudes of school physical therapists about intervention for childhood obesity. INTERVIEWS WITH: 1. Eydie Kendall PT, PhD, PCS, Assistant Professor, Plymouth State University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program 2. Sanjay Kinra MBBS MD MRCP MSc PhD FFPH, Prof. of Clin Epidemioloty, Lonfon Sch of Hygiene & Tropical Med....
Jan 08, 2018•38 min
