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Apr 30, 2017/Review
In brief: Study analyzed data from 170 million visits to a primary care physician 1997–2010 Referrals for physical therapy occurred in 10% of the visits, a rate that was fairly constant during the study period Prescriptions for opioids rose from about 15% to 45% by 2010; patients who didn't receive a
Oct 1, 2013/Policies & Bylaws
House position: APTA shall pursue documentation standards that focus primarily on clinical reasoning and decision making in the provision of physical therapist services.
Jun 26, 2018/News
In its ongoing efforts to decrease regulatory burdens, CMS has turned its attention to a law that, with the exception of physical therapy and a few other treatments and procedures, bars physicians from referring patients to services in which the physician has a financial interest.
Jul 6, 2022/Article
Volunteers delivered messages that supported change to the PTA differential, prior authorization, Medicare payment, and more.
Aug 21, 2017/News
If the idea of a single, daily, 10-minute exercise being the solution to diastasis recti, aka "mummy tummy," seems too good to be true, that's because it probably is.
May 1, 2019/Column
Creating a clinic that literally speaks its patients' language.
Dec 12, 2017/News
PTAs are on their way to officially joining the TRICARE payment program used throughout the Department of Defense health care system.
Oct 10, 2023/Podcast
A new study assessing balance, gait quality, and fall risk.
Jun 1, 2025/Column
Britton Farnum, PT, DPT, interviews Mary Jane Rapport, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, president of APTA Pediatrics.
Sep 27, 2021/Roundup
PTs and PTAs can play important roles in emergency responses — if they're well-prepared.