RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Creating an Interface Between the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and Physical Therapist Practice JF Physical Therapy JO Phys Ther FD American Physical Therapy Association SP 1053 OP 1063 DO 10.2522/ptj.20090326 VO 90 IS 7 A1 Escorpizo, Reuben A1 Stucki, Gerold A1 Cieza, Alarcos A1 Davis, Kandace A1 Stumbo, Teri A1 Riddle, Daniel L. YR 2010 UL http://jcore-reference.highwire.org/content/90/7/1053.abstract AB The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has endorsed the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a framework to be integrated into physical therapist practice. The ICF is a universal and inclusive platform for the understanding of health and disability and a comprehensive classification system for describing functioning. The APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice was designed to guide patient management, given the different settings and health conditions that physical therapists encounter in their daily clinical practice. However, physical therapists may be unclear as to how to concretely apply the ICF in their clinical practice and to translate the application in a way that is meaningful to them and to their patients. This perspective article proposes ways to integrate the ICF and the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice to facilitate clinical documentation by physical therapists.