Physical therapy
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Students and practicing physical therapists are expected to be clinical problem solvers. The absence of clinical problem solving may result in decreased individuality of patient services. ⋯ I present a model by comparing the behaviors of the problem solver with the behaviors of the nonproblem solver at each step in the problem-solving process and then discuss sources of confusion in the perception of problem solving. I provide examples and suggest applications of the model for improving clinical problem-solving abilities.