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Dry Needling: Getting to the Point

May 1, 2015/Feature

Dry needling by physical therapists is a hot topic. What's fact? What's fiction? Take a look beneath the surface.

Restoring Mobility for Patients With Limb Loss and Limb Difference

Apr 1, 2022/Feature

PTs and PTAs play crucial roles in the recovery and ongoing care of those with limb loss or limb difference.

Viewpoints: May 2022

May 1, 2022/Column

View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and responses to timely questions that APTA poses for member response.

Viewpoints: April 2022

Apr 1, 2022/Column

View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and responses to timely questions that APTA poses for member response.

The Vocational Interest Test Got It Right

Apr 1, 2022/Column

Actions both small and heroic as a "yellow jacket" in an NYU summer program prompted a career in physical therapy.

APTA Centennial Scholars Spotlight: March 2022

Mar 1, 2022/Feature

This month, APTA Magazine spotlights the following APTA Centennial Scholars: Nicole Needles, Zach Sutton, Emelia D. McCuen, Amyko J. Wells, Amy Schubert, Patrick Barber, and Brooke Sullivan.

When Professional and Personal Life Intersect

May 1, 2022/Column

On occasion, the lines blur and we may step outside of our professional scope with potential consequences.

Professional Decision Making on the Line

Feb 1, 2022/Column

Every practice setting has its challenges and special circumstances, but they all share professional expectations and responsibilities.

Highlights from CSM 2016

Apr 1, 2016/Feature

CSM 2016 was APTA's largest ever, with more than 11,000 attendees, speakers, and guests. If you were there, here's a recap. If you weren't, here's a sampling of what you missed.

Better Sooner and Later: Prehabilitation

Feb 1, 2016/Feature

There's growing evidence that adding a "p" to rehabilitation improves patient outcomes pre- and postsurgery and following cancer treatments-and saves money, too.

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Developmental Biomechanics Effect of Forces on the Growth, Development, and Maintenance of the Human Body

Nov 30, 1984/Special Issue: Biomechanics

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of growth principles that are

Glossary of Biomechanical Terms, Concepts, and Units

Nov 30, 1984/Special Issue: Biomechanics

In the last decade, physical therapists have recognized that the field of biomechanics

Basic Requirements for Initiating an Interdisciplinary Process

Oct 31, 1984/Practice

The basic requirements for starting an interdisciplinary process are common value

Physical Therapy Treatment of a Patient with a Conversion Reaction A Case Report

Oct 31, 1984/Practice

The purpose of this case study is to review the role of the physical therapist

Assessing Maximal Static Ventilatory Muscle Pressures Using the “Bugle” Dynamometer Suggestion from the Field

Oct 31, 1984/Practice

Individuals with compromised ventilatory function rely on the vital skeletal muscles

Compact Device for Positional Biofeedback Suggestion from the Field

Oct 31, 1984/Practice

Many clinical situations arise where an inexpensive and compact device for providing

Nineteenth Mary McMillan Lecture

Oct 31, 1984/Nineteenth Mary McMillan Lecture

This Nineteenth Mary McMillan Lecture marks the 20th anniversary of the first Mary

What is Direct Patient Care?

Oct 31, 1984/Letters and Responses

<italic>To the Editor:</italic>

After reading Bohannon's “Productivity

Evaluation of Children with Down Syndrome Who Participated in an Early Intervention Program Second Follow-up Study

Sep 30, 1984/Research

The long-term effects of an early intervention program (EIP) on the motor, cognitive,

Behavioral Treatment of Ambulatory Function in a Child with Myelomeningocele A Case Report

Sep 30, 1984/Practice

Myelomeningocele (spina bifida) is the most common congenital CNS defect. It is