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Apr 26, 2017/News
Washington signed on to the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, bringing the number of participating states to 10, the magic number of states needed to officially establish the system.
Apr 7, 2017/News
PIMA was reintroduced in the US House of Representatives (HR 2066), in hopes of eliminating the exception to the federal law originally intended to prohibit self-referral.
Mar 10, 2017/News
In a letter to CMS, APTA President Sharon L. Dunn, PT, PhD, argues against a proposed rule that would impose undue regulatory and financial burdens on PTs who provide custom orthoses and prostheses,
Mar 7, 2017/News
A PTJ perspective argues that the growing prevalence of medical marijuana means PTs should be aware of the marijuana options available to their patients, potential benefits, and possible adverse effects.
Mar 6, 2017/News
Researchers found similar improvement in self-reported function and CTS symptom severity for both surgical and physical therapy patients after 1 year, but the physical therapy group reported more significant gains in the first month.
Jan 23, 2017/News
A new study finds that patients who undergo TKA and engage in home physical therapy before participating in outpatient therapy ultimately wind up doing as well as patients who proceed directly to physical therapy.
Jan 17, 2017/News
A new rule from CMS would include qualified PTs among the providers who could furnish and bill for custom orthotics and prosthetics, but the definition of "qualified" may have implications for PTs.
Feb 13, 2017/Perspective
I realized that we aren't "just students," rather we are future professionals and we can start making a difference now.
Mar 2, 2017/News
My name is Sheena Moore and I am a DPT student at Oakland University (OU). I feel that one of our greatest accomplishments over the past year and a half is making personal connections with physical therapy students. Oftentimes this can be challenging via email, so Megan Czarnowski (featured below) and
Mar 20, 2017/Perspective
This training forced me to acknowledge weaknesses in my leadership skills, of which I was previously unaware.
