Controversy in Physical Therapy

According to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for crippled children, parent involvement in physical therapy is a very controversial issue. The article explains that often times physical therapists prefer to treat a child without a parent being present because often times the parent can be a distraction (Herring 1).  This causes parents to become opinionated when the doctor tells them they would like to treat the patient without them being there. There was a study done to compare the effectiveness of physical therapy with a parent being present, and physical therapy without a parent being present. The results showed that physical therapists could accomplish the goal of therapy in a shorter time when the parent is not present (Herring 1). Parents always want to be involved with their child's life; thus, this situation will continue to be a controversial issue for many years.

Work Cited:
Herring, J. "Parent Involvement in Physical Therapy." National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 9 Jan. 2004. PubMed.gov. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2732325>.