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Diabetic Foot Ulcer Beyond Wound Closure: Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG+)

Nov 22, 2024/CPG

CPG+ Appraisal Rating: 7 out of 7 (How was this rating made?) Highlights Five recommendations support physical fitness for patients with diabetes with or without foot ulcers (Page 2, Table 1). Evidence and implementation strategies are identified under each recommendation. Recommended guidance on the

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)

Oct 24, 2011/Clinical Summary

PTs confirm a diagnosis of BPPV by observation of nystagmus (involuntary eye movement) when the patient is placed in a position that provokes symptoms.

Proposed Outpatient Payment Rule From CMS Continues Previous Trends

Jul 31, 2019/News

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is pushing for an outpatient environment in which payments vary less according to who owns a facility, hospitals get a supervision break, and patients have access to clear information on how much they're being charged for items and services. All

Physical Literacy Decline in Children Leads to Adverse Effects in Adults

Jun 30, 2017/News

Physical literacy is as important as literacy in language, music, and mathematics. However, today’s children are becoming less physically literate, which could shorten their lifespan as much as 5 years less than their parents’.

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, June 2022

Jun 15, 2022/Roundup

Members' insight on everything from pelvic floor health to treadmill desks.

APTA Media Tour Delivers the "Choose to Move" Message

Oct 24, 2022/News

The importance of physical activity and the profession's movement expertise were featured in more than two dozen TV and radio interviews.

U.S. Department of Education Proposal Jeopardizes Physical Therapy Professional Recognition and the Future Health Care Workforce

Nov 24, 2025/Statement

APTA is deeply concerned by the recent recommendation from the Reimagining and Improving Student Education, or RISE, Negotiated Rulemaking Committee, which, if enacted, would designate the doctor of physical therapy degree — and dozens of other health care professional degrees — as a graduate degree

APTA Flash Action Strategy 2025: 8,500 Falls Prevention Letters Sent to Congress

Oct 6, 2025/News

Thousands of PT and PTA students participated in APTA’s Flash Action Strategy, Sept. 17-18, by creating social media posts and videos promoting falls prevention awareness and the Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly, or SAFE, Act (H.R. 1171/S. 2612). APTA student member advocacy led to over

For Prospective PTCAS Programs

PTCAS is open to all Doctor of Physical Therapy education programs holding one of the following accreditation statuses with CAPTE.

3D Technology: All That's Fit to Print?

Sep 3, 2019/News

When it comes to 3D printing and physical therapy, the future is now—well, almost now. In the September issue of PT in Motion magazine: "A New Dimension to Physical Therapy," a feature article that explores the current use of 3D as well as its challenges and possibilities, as seen through the eyes of

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