Turning Practice-Based Evidence into Evidence-Based Practice: Treatment of Pediatric Brain Injury

In rehabilitation literature, there is a lack of information describing the pediatric population with moderate-severe brain injuries and the physical therapy interventions that they receive. Therefore, we initiated a review of discrete data within our electronic medical record to describe this population in our setting and identify PT interventions received. We intend to share this snapshot of the population and identify how these interventions match with current best evidence. This will offer learnings at the patient and population level. With this information and presentation, we hope to assist all clinicians in how best to engage, manage, and promote functional gains in this complex patient population, by focusing on evidence-based treatment options within the outpatient setting. As a result of this presentation, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants will understand the benefits of utilizing physical therapy data to determine the efficacy of therapeutic interventions. This will serve to promote the health and well-being of children with acquired brain injuries.