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Feb 13, 2024/News
Articles in APTA's scientific journal explore wearable sensors, smartphone apps, AI, and more.
Mar 17, 2020/Statement
APTA encourages PTs to use their professional judgment to determine when, where, and how to provide care.
May 25, 2023/CPG
This guideline from the American College of Rheumatology outlines initial recommendations on the management of rheumatoid arthritis with exercise, rehabilitation, diet, and additional integrative interventions.
PTs and PTAs need to be part of the evolution in health information technology.
Jun 3, 2020/Author
Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT, is vice president of practice at APTA. She has been involved in APTA initiatives including clinical documentation and peer review; fall risk reduction and prevention; scope of practice; PT practice in acute care, the ICU, and the emergency department; revisions to the
Alice Bell, PT, DPT, is a senior specialist, health policy and payment at APTA. She is a board-certified clinical specialist in geriatric physical therapy. Before joining APTA in 2017, she was a practicing clinician for 35 years and involved in Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation demonstration
HPSO has been part of the APTA's Member Benefit Program since 1992 and provides coverage to nearly one in three PTs across the nation.
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Aug 14, 2017/Test & Measure
A behavioral pain assessment scale used for nonverbal or preverbal patients who are unable to self-report their level of pain.
Dec 3, 2024/Podcast
Linda Robinson, PT, MSPT, volunteered in Haiti and discovered a love for teaching the country's first generation of physical therapists.
