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Thinking About Providing Telehealth? Here's Our Top 10 'To-Do' List

Mar 27, 2020/Article

Review these tips before making a decision about whether telehealth is the right approach for you — or if it's even possible.

Number of Americans Reporting Arthritis-Related Activity Limitations on the Rise

Mar 7, 2017/Review

The number of Americans with arthritis who report that the condition limits their activities has jumped by 20% since 2002.

Study: Only 10% of Physician Visits for LBP Resulted in Physical Therapy Referrals 1997–2010 While Opioid Prescriptions Climbed

Apr 30, 2017/Review

In brief: Study analyzed data from 170 million visits to a primary care physician 1997–2010 Referrals for physical therapy occurred in 10% of the visits, a rate that was fairly constant during the study period Prescriptions for opioids rose from about 15% to 45% by 2010; patients who didn't receive a

News From NEXT: Physical Therapy and Movement Are Key to Slowing the Aging Process, Contends McMillan Lecturer

Jun 22, 2017/News

"We change time. We routinely turn over the hourglass."

Trump Budget Cuts to Medicaid, Research, Food Programs Cause Concern, But Will They Survive?

May 23, 2017/News

With plans that include significant cuts to Medicaid, health research, and anti-poverty programs, the 2018 federal budget proposal from the Trump administration is being met with concern by APTA and most other health care and consumer organizations. However, like nearly every other budget submitted by

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in Local News, April 2017

Apr 18, 2017/News

Highlighting recent, mostly local media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members.

JAMA Viewpoint: The 'False Dichotomy' of Hospital Falls Prevention vs Mobility Promotion

Jun 14, 2017/Review

Programs that promote mobility with supervision "may actually help to prevent injurious falls."

'Locum Tenens' for PTs Set to Begin in June

May 15, 2017/News

Just as the new provisions begin, the old term for the concept—"locum tenens"—will be discontinued.

'Bold Moves' Toward APTA Centennial Will Include New APTA Headquarters

Jun 18, 2017/News

"It is both financially sound and advisable and it will be a significant investment in the future of our association."

From PT in Motion Magazine: An Ethical Energy Crisis

May 9, 2017/News

What happens when motivation runs up against professional ethics?

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Physical Therapist Curricula for the 1990s: Educating the Reflective Practitioner

Aug 31, 1990/Professional Perspectives

This article discusses why many current physical therapy entry-level programs may

Commentary

Aug 31, 1990/Professional Perspectives

An unknown author of Imitation wrote a brief prayer in bygone

Relationship Between Performance of Selected Scapular Muscles and Scapular Abduction in Standing Subjects

Jul 31, 1990/Research Reports

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between muscular forces

Author Response

Jul 31, 1990/Research Reports

We thank Dr Sahrmann for her thoughtful commentary. We have considered her comments

Association Between Direction of Lateral Lumbar Shift, Movement Tests, and Side of Symptoms in Patients with Low Back Pain Syndrome

Jul 31, 1990/Research Reports

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between direction of

Acute and Chronic Effects of Exercise Using an Exercycle in Healthy, Untrained Adults

Jul 31, 1990/Research Reports

This study examined three factors related to exercise with an Exercycle, a motor-driven

Constancy

Jun 30, 1990/Editor's Notes

The phenomenon first became apparent to me as I watched a kingfisher leave its

Balance Performance on the Postural Stress Test: Comparison of Young Adults, Healthy Elderly, and Fallers

Jun 30, 1990/Research Reports

The purpose of this study was to compare the postural responses of three groups

Type II Fiber Activation with Electrical Stimulation: A Preliminary Report

Jun 30, 1990/Research Reports

Electrical stimulation to augment or maintain muscle performance has been well

Effect of a Tone-Inhibiting Dynamic Ankle-Foot Orthosis on Stride Characteristics of an Adult with Hemiparesis

Jun 30, 1990/Research Reports

A single-subject, alternating-treatment design was used to investigate differences