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APTA Results (1,426 Results)

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Lumbar Active Range of Motion

Aug 30, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures amount of active lumbar flexion, extension, and lateral flexion motion measured using an inclinometer.

Dynamic Gait Index for Parkinson Disease

Jun 2, 2014/Test & Measure

Assesses an individual's ability to modify balance while walking in the presence of external demands

Wells Clinical Prediction Rule for Deep Vein Thrombosis

Aug 23, 2017/Test & Measure

It is completed by health care professionals and can be applied to any patient with a suspected DVT.

Laycock Pelvic Floor Manual Muscle Test Scale

Aug 23, 2017/Test & Measure

A 6 point Oxford scale (0=no contraction, 1=flicker, 2=weak, 3=moderate, 4=good (with lift), and 5=strong) used during internal examination to measure pelvic floor muscle strength in women. (4)

APTA Academy of Hand and Upper Extremity Physical Therapy and Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Hand Pain and Sensory Deficits: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CPG+)

May 1, 2019/CPG

This guideline rpovides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for management of patients with hand pain, and sensory deficits: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Physical Therapy Management of Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association – Geriatrics (CPG+)

Apr 1, 2025/CPG

This clinical practice guideline from APTA Geriatrics provides recommendations for the management of fall risk in community-dwelling adults aged 65 and over. It includes an algorithm to facilitate clinical reasoning (see Figure 1). This CPG replaces the 2015 clinical guidance statement.

Distal Radius Fracture Rehabilitation (CPG+)

Aug 7, 2024/CPG

CPG+ Appraisal rating 6.25 out of 7 (How was this rating made?) Highlights Twenty-three recommendations on prognosis, examination, and treatment of distal radial fracture rehabilitation; 11 of the 23 recommendations have moderate to strong evidence (pp 2-3). Decision tree algorithm provided for quick

The Heart of the Storm: I'm a PT in Manhattan. Here's What it's Been Like

Apr 2, 2020/Perspective

One day my schedule was full and our clinic was bustling, and the next the cancellations came sweeping in.

Getting a Handle on the Fee Schedule: 6 Things to Know About the New PTA Modifier and Estimated 2021 Cut

Nov 22, 2019/News

The physical therapy profession can breathe a little easier after convincing the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to back off from some of its more troubling proposals around work done by physical therapist assistants (PTAs) in the final 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).

Busting Payment Myths, Part 8: Wherefore the Payment Cut?

Jan 29, 2021/Perspective

PTs are facing Medicare payment cuts. But what does that really mean?