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Oct 21, 2014/Test & Measure
Used to assess spasticity.
May 31, 2018/CPG
This guideline provides recommendations related to pre-operative exercise training in patients scheduled for major non-cardiac surgery.
Dec 4, 2019/Podcast
Kelly Clarke entered physical therapy school a little older than most of her student peers, having explored other careers before pursuing the physical therapy profession. She talks openly about some of the challenges she’s faced and advises that a lack of encouragement should not be mistaken for
Jan 2, 2018/Podcast
In a disrupted health care environment, Sharon Dunn sees vast opportunity for a new generation of PTs and PTAs.
Feb 6, 2019/Podcast
Eliminating barriers to care. Protecting scope of practice. Reducing administrative burden. Those are just some of the issues for which APTA looks to lead change through advocacy. Justin Elliott, APTA’s Vice President of Government Affairs, discusses health care advocacy landscape, including why students
Mar 6, 2019/Podcast
Zach Stearns, PT, DPT, is a clinician in North Carolina. But in the spring of 2017 he was about to graduate PT school and was reflecting on his clinical rotations. Zach shares tips for students about to begin their clinical rotations.
May 2, 2022/Perspective
The onsite physical therapist must act with urgency — like your hair is on fire!
Oct 20, 2011/Clinical Summary
PTs provide skilled interventions to reduce dyspnea and improve endurance, strength, and quality of life for people with COPD.
Mar 26, 2021/Podcast
PTJ Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette gets at the practical—and ethical—realities involved in studying children. Dr. Harbourne shares insights from her decades of research with children, on such topics as parents’ insistence on usual care.
Mar 1, 2022/Column
A PT recalls overcoming her own obstacles to become a board-certified orthopaedic clinical specialist and help others reach their goals.