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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Man Ther. 2016 Apr 19;24:52–64. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2016.04.003

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Therapists Providing Treatment in the Two Treatment Conditions

Treatment Condition
Classification-Specific (n=2) Non Classification-Specific (n=4)
Characteristics
Male, % 50 25
Entry-level physical therapy education, %
 BSPT* 50 25
 MSPT** 50 75
Years in practice (SD) 7.5 (3.4) 12.5 (7.5)
Exposure to classification system and treatment (%) 0 100
Number of therapists: Clinic 1 1 2
Number of therapists: Clinic 2 1 2
*

Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy

**

Master’s degree in physical therapy

One method to control for bias was to use therapists in the Non Classification-Specific condition that had no exposure to the concept of classification or the specific details of treatment based on the Movement System Impairment Classification system.