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May 3, 2021/Review
Researchers from Brazil focused on leisure-time PA and how hours of sedentary behavior affected the PA-LBP relationship.
Feb 1, 2024/Column
Bernadette Gillick, PT, MSPT, PhD, explores a novel approach to understanding infant brain injury.
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,
Jan 1, 2018/CPG
The second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans provides scientific guidance to help people ages 3 years and older improve their health through participation in regular physical activity.
Nov 13, 2017/News
The Armed Services Committees for both the US House and Senate reached an agreement on a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that includes language proposed by APTA to add PTAs and occupational therapy assistants to the TRICARE program.
Nov 21, 2022/News
The bipartisan bill now in the Senate would replace the direct supervision requirement for private practice with general supervision.
Jul 1, 2020/News
The new #ChoosePT public awareness campaign is gearing up to make a big splash in APTA’s centennial year.
Nov 16, 2017/News
"This is a significant win for PTAs, but an even bigger win for patients in the TRICARE program."
Apr 18, 2018/News
"The Good Stuff," is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.
Aug 2, 2019/News
The CMS IRF final rule established a 2.5% payment increase in the 2020 fiscal year,