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Physical Therapy in the News: December 2025

Jan 7, 2026/News

“Physical Therapy in the News" is a monthly series that highlights recent media coverage of the profession and APTA members.

PTJ Author Interview: Cost-Effectiveness of Plantar Heel Pain Management

Oct 14, 2025/Podcast

Listening Time — 26:09 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Shane McClinton, PT, DPT, PhD, about his recently published study, which compared the cost-effectiveness of usual podiatry care plus

Falls Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT)

Oct 1, 2014/Test & Measure

This is a popular, moderately predictive, reliable and brief method of screening fall risk in subacute and residential aged care.

Flexion Endurance Test

Oct 21, 2014/Test & Measure

Measure endurance.

Rib-Pelvis Distance Test

Oct 22, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures presence of lumbar vertebral fracture.

American College of Chest Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cannabis and Cannabinoid-Based Medicines in the Management of Chronic Pain and Co-Occurring Conditions

Apr 1, 2024/CPG

This guideline was created by the American College of Chest Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society to help clinicians and patients gauge the appropriate use of cannabinoid-based medicines in the management of chronic pain and co-concurring conditions.

Physical Therapy Workforce Data

Access data on salaries, demographics, and other physical therapy workforce information.

Raise Awareness and Celebrate the Profession this National Physical Therapy Month

October is National Physical Therapy Month, an opportunity to raise awareness of the benefits of physical therapy.

New Draft CPG on Locomotor Function Seeking Comments: Deadline December 21

Dec 11, 2018/News

If you have insight, or simply an interest, in best practice for improving locomotor function after chronic stroke, incomplete spinal cord injury, or brain injury, the clinical practice guideline (CPG) team overseeing a new CPG on that topic wants to hear from you. A draft of the CPG is available for

APTA Provides an Easy Way to Share Your Comments on Proposed SNF Rule

Jun 8, 2018/News

If a rule from CMS is adopted as proposed, PTs and PTAs who work in SNFs could find those facilities facing some major changes in payment. Those changes could include a new case-mix methodology system and altered therapy reporting requirements.