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Jun 3, 2020/Author
Alice Bell, PT, DPT, is a senior specialist, health policy and payment at APTA. She is a board-certified clinical specialist in geriatric physical therapy. Before joining APTA in 2017, she was a practicing clinician for 35 years and involved in Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation demonstration
Jun 22, 2022/CPG
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing multiple sclerosis in people aged 18 and over and aims to improve the quality of life for adults with multiple sclerosis. [Formerly NICE CG186.]
Oct 19, 2014/Test & Measure
Test of dynamic balance that clinically assesses the person's ability to step over objects forward, sideways, and backwards.
Aug 14, 2017/Test & Measure
A behavioral pain assessment scale used for nonverbal or preverbal patients who are unable to self-report their level of pain.
Feb 24, 2021/Roundup
Maximizing mask performance, COVID-19 rehab units, vaccine supply and delivery news, and more.
Jun 11, 2018/Statement
APTA and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) urge the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to end the policy of family separation.
Aug 12, 2020/Roundup
The coronavirus pandemic hasn't stopped research in other areas relevant to physical therapy. Here's part 3 of our roundup series.
Mar 19, 2018/Podcast
APTA’s program director of quality, Heather Smith, PT, MPH, explains the evolution of value-based care and what PTs, PTAs, and students need to know.
Steven George, PT, PhD, discusses the role of physical therapy in the management of chronic pain.
Josh D’Angelo, PT, DPT, and Efosa Guobodia, PT, DPT, provide an update on Move Together’s mission to increase access to quality rehabilitation medicine around the corner and around the world.