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Mar 6, 2019/News
APTA is leading the way in advancing the integration of the movement system as the core of physical therapist (PT) practice, education, and research. Now the association needs input from you to take an important next step: making the crucial leap from the conceptual to the practical through the development
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
Medicare does indeed cover services to maintain or manage a beneficiary's current condition when no functional improvement is possible if the services are medically necessary and meet the skilled care requirements.
Nov 1, 2022/Feature
Sue Whitney repeatedly challenged the profession to "think bigger" — including around the importance of collecting data.
Oct 29, 2021/Roundup
Tired of binging on Netflix? Watched all the TikTok dances you care to see? Invest in your personal and professional development instead.
Feb 9, 2017/Review
Researchers found that chronic pain patients were willing to forgo face-to-face time with physicians when “remote feedback and monitoring technology is offered.”
May 15, 2018/News
The latest statistics, included in a report from the CDC point to a need for more widespread falls screening and prevention efforts including physical therapy, authors say.
Apr 22, 2018/Interview
Clinicians need to give patients realistic expectations for pain and pain relief. But how?
Aug 29, 2025/Resource
Ambient scribe tools refer to systems that operate discreetly in the background and use artificial intelligence to automatically capture, transcribe, and summarize patient-provider interactions into structured clinical notes. As these scribes becomes more prevalent in health care, PTs and PTAs using
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