Reply to: First Brazilian recommendation on physiotherapy with sensory motor stimulation in newborns and infants in the intensive care unit - Critical Care Science (CCS)

Author's Response

Reply to: First Brazilian recommendation on physiotherapy with sensory motor stimulation in newborns and infants in the intensive care unit

TO THE EDITOR

Historically, the roles and skills required for neonatal physical therapists were developed by the Pediatric Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and were first published in 1989.() They were expanded in a 1999 publication () and updated in two publications by Sweeney et al.,(,) in the same Pediatric Section of APTA, reviewing functions, competencies, theoretical structures, emerging literature database and recommendations of evidencebased practices of neonatal physical therapy. These updates reflect the needs of contemporary neonatal physical therapy practice, respected by the authors in the preparation of the First Brazilian Recommendation of Physiotherapy for Sensory-Motor Stimulation for Newborns and Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. ()

[…]

Comments

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Leia também