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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Adult Weight Management Guideline (2021-2022)

Mar 1, 2023/CPG

This guideline, from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, is meant to inform clinical decisions for RDNs or international equivalents to provide MNT interventions for adults (≥18 years of age) with overweight or obesity (BMI ≥25 kg/m2 or as defined for specific adult populations), including those

Nation's Capital Hosts Combined Sections Meeting

Apr 1, 2019/Feature

The largest physical therapy conference in the country took over the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the nation's capital city of Washington, DC, in January. The APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) brought together more than 16,000 attendees-most of them physical therapists (PTs), physical

Refocusing My Professional Why

Jun 29, 2020/Perspective

I was reminded again why I wanted to do this: the people.

CMS Rolls Out Proposals for New Lymphedema Benefit

Jul 14, 2023/News

An APTA-backed law is prompting CMS to work out details on coverage of compression garments under Medicare. Here's where things stand.

Box and Block Test (BBT)

Oct 6, 2014/Test & Measure

Assesses unilateral gross manual dexterity.

Easier Said than Done: A Third of Patients Told to Lose Weight Have Functional Limitations That Could Make Exercise Difficult or Unsafe

Mar 6, 2018/Review

Nearly a third of patients prescribed physical activity have functional limitations that could interfere with their ability to follow the directives.

Study: Chemical 'Marker' Sheds Light on Cognitive Benefits of Aerobic Exercise Among Older Adults

Jul 25, 2017/News

Researchers in Germany believe they've isolated a chemical marker that helps identify physical activity''s neuroprotective effects, which could be a useful marker to measure the effects of aerobic exercise on brain function of adults who are elderly.

Are You 'Woke' on Sleep?

Dec 1, 2018/Column

It must be part of the conversation.

The Year That Can Be

Feb 1, 2015/Column

Where does the time go? Exactly where you direct it.

APTA Review: Final CMS Interoperability Rule for 2020

Jul 7, 2020/Review

CMS is making it easier for patients to access their health care information and pushing toward greater interoperability of EHI.