| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Interrater Reliability of a Modified Ashworth Scale of Muscle Spasticity | Physical Therapy | 1987 | 4,461 |
| 2 | Reliability of the PEDro Scale for Rating Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials | Physical Therapy | 2003 | 3,431 |
| 3 | The Kappa Statistic in Reliability Studies: Use, Interpretation, and Sample Size Requirements | Physical Therapy | 2005 | 2,932 |
| 4 | Predicting the Probability for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Using the Timed Up & Go Test | Physical Therapy | 2000 | 2,616 |
| 5 | Reprint—Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement | Physical Therapy | 2009 | 1,756 |
| 6 | Age- and Gender-Related Test Performance in Community-Dwelling Elderly People: Six-Minute Walk Test, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up & Go Test, and Gait Speeds | Physical Therapy | 2002 | 1,701 |
| 7 | Alterations in Shoulder Kinematics and Associated Muscle Activity in People With Symptoms of Shoulder Impingement | Physical Therapy | 2000 | 1,276 |
| 8 | Clinical Gait Assessment in the Neurologically Impaired | Physical Therapy | 1984 | 1,157 |
| 9 | Reliability of the PEDro scale for rating quality of randomized controlled trials | Physical Therapy | 2003 | 1,141 |
| 10 | Epidemiology of Diabetes and Diabetes-Related Complications | Physical Therapy | 2008 | 1,107 |
| 11 | The kappa statistic in reliability studies: use, interpretation, and sample size requirements | Physical Therapy | 2005 | 1,008 |
| 12 | Predicting the Probability for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults | Physical Therapy | 1997 | 899 |
| 13 | Usefulness of the Berg Balance Scale in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review | Physical Therapy | 2008 | 870 |
| 14 | Assessing the Influence of Sensory Interaction on Balance | Physical Therapy | 1986 | 868 |
| 15 | Biomechanical Walking Pattern Changes in the Fit and Healthy Elderly | Physical Therapy | 1990 | 843 |
| 16 | The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS): scale development, measurement properties, and clinical application. North American Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Research Network | Physical Therapy | 1999 | 843 |
| 17 | A Comparison of a Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire and the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale | Physical Therapy | 2001 | 841 |
| 18 | A Physiological Profile Approach to Falls Risk Assessment and Prevention | Physical Therapy | 2003 | 832 |
| 19 | Predicting the probability for falls in community-dwelling older adults using the Timed Up & Go Test | Physical Therapy | 2000 | 821 |
| 20 | Reliability of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Sensorimotor Recovery Following Cerebrovascular Accident | Physical Therapy | 1983 | 801 |
| 21 | The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) to Differentiate Balance Deficits | Physical Therapy | 2009 | 762 |
| 22 | Validation of a Model of Gross Motor Function for Children With Cerebral Palsy | Physical Therapy | 2000 | 761 |
| 23 | Interpreting Change Scores of Tests and Measures Used in Physical Therapy | Physical Therapy | 2006 | 728 |
| 24 | Diabetes-Related Microvascular and Macrovascular Diseases in the Physical Therapy Setting | Physical Therapy | 2008 | 727 |
| 25 | Investigation of a New Motor Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients | Physical Therapy | 1985 | 725 |
| 26 | Clinical Measurement of Range of Motion | Physical Therapy | 1987 | 710 |
| 27 | Scales to Assess the Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review | Physical Therapy | 2008 | 667 |
| 28 | Contraction of the Abdominal Muscles Associated With Movement of the Lower Limb | Physical Therapy | 1997 | 650 |
| 29 | Test-Retest Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change on Balance and Ambulation Tests, the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, and the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale in People With Parkinsonism | Physical Therapy | 2008 | 628 |
| 30 | Motor Testing Procedures in Hemiplegia: Based on Sequential Recovery Stages | Physical Therapy | 1966 | 608 |
| 31 | Reprint--preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement | Physical Therapy | 2009 | 598 |
| 32 | A Comparison of Five Low Back Disability Questionnaires: Reliability and Responsiveness | Physical Therapy | 2002 | 588 |
| 33 | Evidence-Based Practice: Beliefs, Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviors of Physical Therapists | Physical Therapy | 2003 | 583 |
| 34 | Clinical Measurement of Sit-to-Stand Performance in People With Balance Disorders: Validity of Data for the Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand Test | Physical Therapy | 2005 | 583 |
| 35 | Reliability of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Testing Motor Performance in Patients Following Stroke | Physical Therapy | 1993 | 563 |
| 36 | Normative Values for Isometric Muscle Force Measurements Obtained With Hand-held Dynamometers | Physical Therapy | 1996 | 561 |
| 37 | Statistical Methodology for the Concurrent Assessment of Interrater and Intrarater Reliability: Using Goniometric Measurements as an Example | Physical Therapy | 1994 | 553 |
| 38 | Impact of Psychological Factors in the Experience of Pain | Physical Therapy | 2011 | 538 |
| 39 | Improved Scaling of the Gross Motor Function Measure for Children With Cerebral Palsy: Evidence of Reliability and Validity | Physical Therapy | 2000 | 537 |
| 40 | Determinants of the Sit-to-Stand Movement: A Review | Physical Therapy | 2002 | 537 |
| 41 | Use of a Low-Cost, Commercially Available Gaming Console (Wii) for Rehabilitation of an Adolescent With Cerebral Palsy | Physical Therapy | 2008 | 534 |
| 42 | The Role of Limb Movements in Maintaining Upright Stance: The “Change-in-Support” Strategy | Physical Therapy | 1997 | 533 |
| 43 | Locomotor Training After Human Spinal Cord Injury: A Series of Case Studies | Physical Therapy | 2000 | 523 |
| 44 | Reliability of Measurements Obtained With the Timed “Up & Go” Test in People With Parkinson Disease | Physical Therapy | 2001 | 523 |
| 45 | Test-Retest Reliability of Hand-Held Dynamometry During a Single Session of Strength Assessment | Physical Therapy | 1986 | 519 |
| 46 | Use of the Berg Balance Test to Predict Falls in Elderly Persons | Physical Therapy | 1996 | 516 |
| 47 | Hop Testing Provides a Reliable and Valid Outcome Measure During Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction | Physical Therapy | 2007 | 504 |
| 48 | Assessing Mobility in Older Adults: The UAB Study of Aging Life-Space Assessment | Physical Therapy | 2005 | 501 |
| 49 | Reliability of Goniometric Measurements | Physical Therapy | 1978 | 498 |
| 50 | Whole-Body Movements During Rising to Standing from Sitting | Physical Therapy | 1990 | 489 |
