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CMS Releases Final 2026 Medicare Advantage Rule

Apr 30, 2025/News

The rule offers limited insight into the new administration's plans for MA policy.

Upper Extremity Functional Scale (UEFS)

Aug 22, 2017/Test & Measure

This is an eight-item scale that examines a person’s level of function when performing activities that are related to Upper Extremity Disorders.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Functional Composite (MSFC)

Jan 5, 2024/Test & Measure

Measures limitations and unidimensionality of prior existing functional status outcomes such as the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS).

Life Hacks for Personal and Professional Well-Being

Feb 7, 2022/Podcast

Join Janet R Bezner, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, national board-certified health and wellness coach and professor within the Department of Physical Therapy at Texas State University, as she discusses simple, actionable items related to your personal and professional well-being as a physical therapist or physical

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for the Physical Therapy Profession

APTA is curating critical advice from trusted sources such as the CDC and CMS in addition to developing resources to support you during the pandemic.

Survey Seeks Perspectives on Physical Therapy Education

May 21, 2021/News

Want to help to shape the future of physical therapy education? Now's your chance.

Understanding the Impact of Relative Value Units and the RUC on Physical Therapy

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

Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: Mobility tool (PROMIS Mobility)

May 16, 2019/Test & Measure

The test is used in adult and pediatric populations with chronic conditions. The mobility subset measures an individual’s self-perceived mobility capabilities.

Coronavirus and Long COVID Update, October 2023

Oct 23, 2023/Roundup

SSRIs and Long COVID, Post-COVID-19 organ abnormalities, lingering symptoms among children, and more.

From PTJ: Avoidance Assessment for Individuals With Shoulder Pain Shows Promise

Apr 9, 2024/Review

Researchers analyzing the Avoidance of Daily Activities Photo Scale for Patients With Shoulder Pain say it's valid and reliable.