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Sep 9, 2019/CPG
Patients in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease should be referred to a physical therapist who has experience with the disease for assessment, education, and advice for physical activity. Also, physical therapy specific to Parkinson’s disease should be given to patients who experience balance and
May 1, 2018/Column
Supervision Requirements for PTAs and Physical Therapy Students
Jul 28, 2026/Podcast
Listening Time — 26:12 Podcast Platforms Icons Getting into DPT school is a major milestone — but it's only the beginning. In this episode of the APTA Podcast, Noah Ackerman, Ida Hoxha, and Melissa Dreger, PT, DPT, MA, share what it really takes to move from acceptance to confidence as a Doctor of Physical
A major factor influencing payment for physical therapist services is how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services values and reimburses Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, codes. CMS uses Relative Value Units, or RVUs, within the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale, or RBRVS, payment system
Feb 4, 2025/Podcast
A brief introduction from the president of the academy.
May 1, 2016/Column
Remember, you can’t spell "realistic" without "real."
Jul 9, 2021/Review
Post-COVID-19 patients referred to rehab report poorer overall health and greater functional limitations at baseline.
Jun 5, 2017/Test & Measure
Measures the degree to which an individual is able to perform upper extremity and lower extremity functional activities.
May 19, 2021/Roundup
Members and the profession in the media, May 2021 edition.
Feb 2, 2014/Test & Measure
Measures strength and power of the gastrocnemius, soleus, and Achilles tendon complex; part of a test battery shown to be reliable and valid for evaluation of lower leg function in patients with Achilles tendinopathy.
