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Humana Lifts Prior Authorization Requirements for Physical Therapist Services

Dec 28, 2017/News

In a move strongly supported by APTA, the insurer lifted the prior authorization requirement for outpatient physical therapy.

Study: Knee OA Treatment That Doesn't Follow Guidelines Comes at a Price

Feb 23, 2017/Review

Too many physicians are prescribing interventions that are not supported by evidence and may even carry extra risk.

Speak Out on Proposed Orthotics and Prosthetics Rule: Here's How

Feb 26, 2017/News

APTA is making it easy for members to let CMS know what they think.

Interactive Map From CMS Lays Out PT and OT Market Saturation

Feb 27, 2017/News

The maps reflect a 12-month study period, the most recent running from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016.

Researchers Identify Factors That May Keep Some Patients From Making Optimal Gains in Cardiac Rehab

Mar 15, 2017/Review

A set of predictors that could help providers identify which cardiac rehabilitation patients are at risk of making lower gains in exercise capacity.

Study: To Avoid LBP, Runners Should Think Deep

Jan 19, 2018/Review

Even though they are keeping fit, up to 14% of American runners experience low back pain each year.

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in Local News, January 2018

Jan 17, 2018/News

"The Good Stuff" is an occasional series that highlights recent, mostly local media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.

Film Star Kathy Bates Helps to Spread the Word on Lymphedema Management in APTA Oncology Section's Journal

Jan 16, 2018/News

Health care providers are increasing their knowledge of lymphedema management, but there's still much work to be done. Just ask film and television star Kathy Bates, author of a letter to the editor in a special issue of Rehabilitation Oncology (RO) entirely devoted to the disease.

Survey: HIIT Tops the List of Fitness Trends for 2018

Jan 9, 2018/News

According to an international survey of exercise professionals, high intensity interval training will be the strongest trend in 2018, outpacing wearable technologies, which held the number 1 position in 2017.

CDC: 40% of Patients With Arthritis Don't Receive Exercise Counseling From Providers

Jan 8, 2018/Review

The percentage of individuals with arthritis who received provider counseling for exercise grew by 17.6% between 2002 and 2014.