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Achieving cultural competence is a process, not an end point. Individuals and organizations should have an ongoing plan for improvement.
Dec 16, 2025/Podcast
Listening Time — 26:53 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify For the first time in APTA history, physical therapist assistants are eligible to serve on the APTA Board of Directors beginning with the 2026 cycle. In this episode, host Kelley Kubota, PT, DPT, MS, sits down with Evan Bier,
May 1, 2025/Column
How business practices in health care made us ethical double agents — and what ethicists recommend to navigate priorities.
Dec 1, 2019/Column
Prepared beats scared.
Jan 25, 2015/Test & Measure
Measures muscle tone/spasticity.
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 1, 2016/Column
Remember, you can’t spell "realistic" without "real."
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.
May 24, 2017/Test & Measure
The test consists of 15 items that are ordered based on the amount of postural control needed to complete the tasks.