June 13, 2016: Primary care providers, rather than simply prescribing physical activity to young patients with obesity, should involve physical therapists (PTs) who can assess the child’s risk factors and evaluate and monitor the child’s increasing level of physical activity, say authors of a clinical recommendation in Physical Therapy (PTJ), APTA’s science journal.
Source: APTA Feed
From PTJ: New Recommendations for PT Treatment of Childhood Obesity
