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Jun 3, 2020/Author
Kara Gainer was director of regulatory affairs at APTA from 2017-2021. She has extensive knowledge and experience working on policies related to Medicare, Medicaid, health care reform, and provider billing and reimbursement. Before joining the association in 2017, she was a health care consultant with
We empower the physical therapy profession to make a deeper impact in the world around us.
Feb 13, 2018/Article
BFRT is part of the professional scope of practice for physical therapists.
Feb 2, 2014/Test & Measure
Measures degree to which elements of the physical, social, and political environments act as barriers or facilitators to full participation for people with disabilities.
Jul 23, 2015/Test & Measure
Measures pelvic floor disorders.
Jun 1, 2021/CPG
This guideline, developed by the US Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense for health care professionals, describes the critical decision points in the management and rehabilitation of individuals with post-acute mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
Aug 22, 2017/Test & Measure
A quick screening tool to detect the early onset of dementia as well as the severity of the condition.
Feb 27, 2025/CPG
Denials happen. So do successful appeals.
Feb 12, 2026/Open Access
The programs listed provide only postprofessional doctoral (i.e., PhD, ScD) graduate educational and research opportunities for PTs. The degrees offered are housed in institutions that either have PT degree programs or are associated with a PT degree program.