Generative Artificial Intelligence: Clinical Perceptions and Use in Physical Therapy Practice

Authors

Robert Dekerlegand, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Malachy Clancy, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Alison Bell, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Erin Pletcher, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Travis Pollen, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Background and Purpose

• Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is an innovative technology that is reshaping healthcare with potentials ranging from improved efficiency to advancing personalized medicine.¹
• Ensuring the appropriate use of GenAI in teaching and learning has expanded in academia to also ensure graduates can competently use and partner with this technology in their fields.^2-4
• GenAI needs to be both accepted and adopted for these initiatives to translate into professional practice.
• Use of GenAI in physical therapy (PT) is being explored5,6and though therapists appear to understand aspects of this technology, current perceptions and actual use of GenAI in practice is unknown.
• Understanding the current use and perceptions of GenAI in PT practice can facilitate its appropriate integration into the profession.
• This study explored the clinical use of GenAI in PT practice and compared the perceptions of GenAI between users and non-users.

Publication Date

2-13-2026

Keywords

generative artificial intelligence, physical therapy, rehabilitation

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Physical Therapy | Rehabilitation and Therapy

Comments

Presented at the 2026 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting.

Recommended Citation

Dekerlegand, Robert; Clancy, Malachy; Bell, Alison; Pletcher, Erin; and Pollen, Travis, "Generative Artificial Intelligence: Clinical Perceptions and Use in Physical Therapy Practice" (2026). Department of Physical Therapy Posters. 4.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/ptposters/4