Although it can be argued that the
knowledge base of motor learningparticularly
as related to the use of
feedback (KR and KP)-is highly relevant
to physical therapy, few entrylevel
education programs have incorporated
this knowledge base in their
curricula (although there is evidence
that this situation is changing). Educational
curricula have developed, in
concert with the needs generated by
professional practices rather than
discipline-based knowledge. Early in
our professional growth, we drew
heavily from the medical model, and
the foundations for our practices generally
were based on what were
thought to be fundamental clinical
sciences. As we develop a broader