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CMS Resolves Compact Snag, Says Privilege Satisfies Requirements

Feb 25, 2020/News

CMS says that PTs and PTAs with Physical Therapy Compact privileges are considered valid license-holders for purposes of meeting Medicare licensure requirements.

Physical Therapists in the Military — "An Incredible Record"

Aug 9, 2021/Podcast

How did military PTs establish successful, supportive relationships with the military physician community? What are the critical insights for the future of physical therapy both in terms of education and clinical practice? The author shares lessons and insights, including the remarkable safety record

Call for National Plan To Address PASC

Mar 31, 2021/Statement

APTA joins AAPM&R in calling for a national plan to address the needs of the growing number of individuals who have post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infections, or PASC, sometimes referred to as "long COVID."

Stroke Impact Scale (SIS)

May 21, 2013/Test & Measure

Stroke Impact Scale (SIS)

Study: Direct Access to Physical Therapy Safe, Effective, and Cheaper Than Referral-Based Care

Nov 9, 2017/Review

Patients via direct access had significantly lower medical costs—an average of $1,543 less per patient.

APTA Speaker Request Form

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Adapted Boxing Provides Innovative Treatment for PD

Aug 17, 2022/Perspective

Boxing's intensity, trunk rotation, footwork, and mobility work together to address the symptoms of Parkinson disease — and then there’s the swagger.

New Possibility for ACL Healing Without Surgery? Too Soon to Say

Jul 11, 2023/Review

A bracing protocol shows promise, researchers say. But definitive conclusions are still out of reach.

Family Violence

Apr 1, 2020/Open Access

PTs and PTAs have an ethical responsibility to act in cases of suspected abuse of a family member, obligations clearly spelled out in the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist (4D) and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant (4D). NOTE: If you have an immediate question

New Rules Aim to Ease Patient Access to Their Health Data

Mar 10, 2020/News

Two related rules touch health IT vendors, health care facilities, and providers — and come down hard on "information blocking" that prevents patients from accessing their electronic health records.