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Strength in Numbers: The Power and Potential of Clinical Data Registries

Nov 1, 2017/Feature

More than 110 qualified clinical data registries are helping improve health care outcomes while demonstrating the value of specific interventions. Here's a look at some of them, and the benefits that APTA's Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry can offer the profession.

12-Item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale (MSWS-12)

Jan 21, 2015/Test & Measure

Measures impact of MS on the individual's walking ability (self-report).

Jim McKillip, 'a Force for the Profession,' Honored With Room at APTA HQ

Dec 11, 2023/News

McKillip helped establish fee schedules in California, was a founder of APTA Private Practice, and served as PTPAC's first president.

Study: Manual Therapy Works as Well, And Sometimes Better, Than Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Mar 6, 2017/News

Researchers found similar improvement in self-reported function and CTS symptom severity for both surgical and physical therapy patients after 1 year, but the physical therapy group reported more significant gains in the first month.

Patients with TKA Who Receive Outpatient Physical Therapy Soon After Surgery Recover Faster Than Those Who Get Home Physical Therapy First

Jan 23, 2017/News

A new study finds that patients who undergo TKA and engage in home physical therapy before participating in outpatient therapy ultimately wind up doing as well as patients who proceed directly to physical therapy.

Mapping Best Practices in Geriatric Physical Therapy

Apr 4, 2022/News

A new resource from APTA Geriatrics establishes guiding principles.

PTJ Perspectives Shed Light on Psychological Factors in Care

Apr 14, 2023/Roundup

APTA's scientific journal offers insights on hot topics in the profession. Here are three examples worth checking out.

APTA Advisory: PTA, OTA Home Health Maintenance Therapy Codes Released for Use Beginning in October

May 4, 2020/News

CMS MACs now have the G-Codes to allow HHAs to record the change that began on January 1. But don’t use them yet.

Study: Cardiac Rehab Improves Endurance in Stroke Survivors

Feb 1, 2021/Review

Researchers say their findings back the idea that stroke should be included in the diagnoses covered by CR.

Study: Chemical 'Marker' Sheds Light on Cognitive Benefits of Aerobic Exercise Among Older Adults

Jul 25, 2017/News

Researchers in Germany believe they've isolated a chemical marker that helps identify physical activity''s neuroprotective effects, which could be a useful marker to measure the effects of aerobic exercise on brain function of adults who are elderly.