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Physical Therapy Evaluation

Physical therapists are movement experts who create individualized treatment plans and work with patients directly to improve mobility, manage pain, recover from injury, and prevent future injury or illness. They can also work with other hospital staff to provide recommendations on how staff can assist a given patient with mobility in the safest possible way. Many hospitals have an automatic referral process for physical therapy if a patient presents to the hospital due to a fall or is identified as being at risk for a fall.

PT Evaluation Education

Audio/Visual Resources

Mobility Assessment Webinar: The webinar Best Practices in Mobility Assessment to Decrease Fall Risk created by the UNMC CAPTURE Falls team describes how physical therapists mitigate common fall risk factors in individual patients and reviews performance-based fall-risk assessments appropriate for physical therapists to use in acute care.

PT Evaluation Tools

Rehabilitation Measures Database: The Rehabilitation Measures Database created by the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab is a searchable database to find descriptions, statistics, and copies of many balance and mobility assessment tools commonly used by physical therapists.