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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.
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.
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).
Jun 14, 2021/News
The legislation would add PTs to the National Health Services Corps — and offer forgiveness of up to $50k in student loans.
Oct 14, 2025/News
On Sept. 10, the Medicare Administrative Contractor Noridian Healthcare Solutions amended its existing guidance on the regulations governing certification of the therapy plan of care. The change, which updates the guidance to reflect the new POC signature exception, comes in response to outreach and
Dec 30, 2022/Test & Measure
The EuroQol 5 Dimension 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) is a self-report survey that measures quality of life across 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension is scored on a 5-level severity ranking that ranges from "no problems" through "extreme
Jan 18, 2022/News
In addition to leadership roles in both APTA national and APTA Pennsylvania, Armour was committed to community service.
Sep 6, 2023/Roundup
APTA's representative body took on issues ranging from PTA education to equitable pay.
Jul 15, 2025/Podcast
Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Matthew Schumacher, PT, DPT, DSc, Kyle Cottone, PT, DPT, DSc, and Laura Siviter, PT, DPT, DSc, about their recently published study, which identified six themes related to barriers to clinical practice guideline implementation for low back
Jan 10, 2013/Test & Measure
Measures passive non-weightbearing goniometric measure of rear-foot inversion and eversion range of motion