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Skilled Maintenance Therapy Under Medicare

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.

APTA, Lawmakers Press for Payment Relief by March 11 Deadline

Mar 8, 2022/News

Remember that old saying, "strike while the iron is hot"? Things are hot on Capitol Hill (and there's still time to act).

Workers' Comp Research Group Sees Advantages in Early Manual Therapy for LBP

Oct 5, 2021/Review

A study of 2 million claims found that, if indicated, early manual therapy is associated with lower costs and reduced days of disability.

Brain Injury Resources and Research

Mar 10, 2021/Roundup

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Check out resources available through APTA, and learn about recent research.

Study: Early Physical Therapy Provides a Leg Up on Knee Pain

Aug 11, 2021/Review

Research in the military health care system revealed lower costs and symptom recurrence for patients who saw a PT within 30 days.

International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF)

Oct 18, 2024/Test & Measure

The ICIQ-UI SF assesses the frequency, severity, and impact on quality of life of urinary incontinence (UI) in males and females.

Terms and Conditions for Paying APTA Membership Dues

The following are terms and conditions members agree to when joining APTA.

Subtalar Joint Range of Motion

Jan 10, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures passive non-weightbearing goniometric measure of rear-foot inversion and eversion range of motion

Functional Gait Assessment (FGA)

Jun 10, 2019/Test & Measure

FGA is a modification of the Dynamic Gait Index and was created to help decrease the ceiling effect and improve reliability.

Academic Coordinator/Director of Clinical Education (ACCE/DCE) Performance Assessments

Feb 27, 2018/Article

These voluntary Academic Coordinator/Director of Clinical Education Performance Assessments are being made available as a resource for use by PT and PTA academic programs.