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The use of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale to measure rehabilitative progress in a physiotherapy setting

Paul Nicholas, Cheryl Hefford, Steve Tumilty

Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy · 2012 · 59 citations · 18 references

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The study has shown that when patients complete a prescribed course of rehabilitation, clinicians show good compliance in recording PSFS and NPRS. Change in PSFS score is, on average, above the minimal clinically important difference shown in previous studies.

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