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Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease: Clinical Practice Guideline

Apr 27, 2022/Podcast

A volunteer guideline development group of APTA has developed a clinical practice guideline on Parkinson disease.

Physical Therapy and Sleep Health

Dec 15, 2020/Article

PTs and PTAs can play a unique role in addressing this major health factor.

Cultural Competence Resources: Persons Who Are Refugees or of Differing National Origin

Jan 8, 2021/Article

Insight on working in cross-cultural situations.

From PTJ: Office Work Doesn't Have To Be a Pain in the Neck

Jan 10, 2018/Review

Office workers with neck pain may benefit from workplace-based strengthening exercises, especially those focused on the neck and shoulder.

Making Work Work: Why Occupational Health Physical Therapy Is My Passion

May 2, 2022/Perspective

The onsite physical therapist must act with urgency — like your hair is on fire!

Community Health Promotion: Reaching Beyond The Clinic

May 1, 2018/Feature

There's a growing role for PTs and PTAs in addressing preventable illness.

CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – United States, 2022

Nov 4, 2022/CPG

Recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged ≥18 years. It updates the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016 and includes recommendations for managing acute (duration of <1 month), subacute (duration

APTA Networks

APTA Networks bring members together around specific topics that affect physical therapy. Network participants share insights, learn from each other, and work to advance the profession.

Multi-Directional Reach Test, Multidirectional Reach Test, Multi Directional Reach Test (MDRT), Reach in Four Directions Test (RFDT)

Dec 16, 2021/Test & Measure

The Multi-Directional Reach Test (MDRT) measures balance and the limits of stability in the anterior-posterior and medial-lateral directions by testing how far an individual can voluntarily reach forward, to the right, to the left, and lean backward, while standing with their feet flat on the ground,

CDC Offers More Flexible Guidance on Use of PPE in Health Care Facilities

Oct 4, 2022/Article

The latest revisions lean on local transmission levels to guide PPE use and say screening should be up to individual facilities.