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Home Health Resources for Educators

Use these resources to help your students expand their understanding of home health physical therapy.

Achieving Cultural Competence

Achieving cultural competence is a process, not an end point. Individuals and organizations should have an ongoing plan for improvement.

Ashworth Scale (AS) and Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)

Oct 21, 2014/Test & Measure

Used to assess spasticity.

Ethics in Practice | Ethical Double Agents in the Business of Health Care

May 1, 2025/Column

How business practices in health care made us ethical double agents — and what ethicists recommend to navigate priorities.

Takeaways From the Proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Part 1

Jul 16, 2024/News

Cuts continue, but APTA's advocacy helped spark positive movement related to PTA supervision, prior authorization, and more.

Study: Spinal Manipulation for LBP Optimized Via Multifidus Activating Exercises

Jan 8, 2021/Review

The study examines SMT as part of a multi-component treatment protocol — a better reflection of clinical practice, authors say.

Veterans RAND 12 Item Health Survey (VR-12)

May 16, 2019/Test & Measure

The questionnaire is comprised of 12 items that relate to eight physical and mental health domains.

It's Under Control-Really!

Dec 1, 2019/Column

Prepared beats scared.

Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Jan 25, 2015/Test & Measure

Measures muscle tone/spasticity.

Overall Disability Sum Score (ODSS) and Overall Neuropathy Limitations Scale (ONLS)

Jun 5, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures the degree to which an individual is able to perform upper extremity and lower extremity functional activities.