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Physical therapists diagnose and treat movement dysfunctions.
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The retrieved literature consistently supports the role of physical therapists in formulating movement system diagnoses and utilizing diagnostic tools to guide treatment for various movement dysfunctions.

Evidence for · 7
What's in a Name? Using Movement System Diagnoses Versus Pathoanatomic Diagnoses
2013 · cited by 51
Paper 0 discusses the use of movement system diagnostic labels by physical therapists to connect diagnosis and treatment.
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Multiple professional guidelines, case reports, and systematic reviews (such as papers 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, and 10) explicitly detail how physical therapists establish movement-related diagnoses and apply them to direct interventions for movement dysfunctions. There are no refuting sources in the provided list.

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White Paper: Movement System Diagnoses in Neurologic Physical Therapy
2018 · cited by 44
Paper 1 outlines the APTA's framework for physical therapists to develop and integrate movement system diagnoses.
Use of Movement System Diagnoses in the Management of Patients With Neuromuscular Conditions: A Multiple-Patient Case Report
2007 · cited by 33
Paper 2 demonstrates how physical therapists use movement system diagnoses at the impairment level to select and guide treatments.
Movement System Diagnoses for Balance Dysfunction: Recommendations From the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy’s Movement System Task Force
2021 · cited by 30
Paper 3 describes the development of movement system diagnoses for balance dysfunction to aid physical therapy clinical decision-making.
The use of diaphragm and lung ultrasound in acute respiratory physiotherapy practice and the impact on clinical decision-making: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
2023 · cited by 12
Paper 7 reviews how point-of-care ultrasound influences respiratory physiotherapists' diagnoses and clinical management.
Advancing first-contact, primary care physiotherapist practice: the value of integrating point-of-care diagnostic tools.
2025 · cited by 1
Paper 9 advocates for expanding point-of-care diagnostic tools like ultrasound and electrodiagnostics for first-contact physiotherapists.
Ongoing Revision of Balance Dysfunction Diagnoses: Pilot Survey of Clinical Physical Therapists.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 10 discusses the ongoing refinement and clinical application of movement system diagnoses for balance dysfunction by physical therapists.
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