From the *U.S. Army-Baylor Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, the
†Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the
‡Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the
§U.S. Army Medical Department.
Supported by a grant from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Foundation for Physical Therapy’s Clinical Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh.
The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, or the Department of Defense.
Acknowledgment date: October 25, 2001.
First revision date: March 4, 2002. Second revision date: May 20, 2002.
Acceptance date: June 3, 2002.
Device status/drug statement: The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
Conflict of interest: Professional Organization funds were received to support this work. No benefits in any form have been or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript.
Address reprint requests to Robert S. Wainner, PT, PhD, 3151 Scott Road, Suite 1303, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6138. E-mail: [email protected].
