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Oct 1, 2026/Column
How we apply evidence, build partnerships, and invest in one another will shape the future of physical therapy.
May 5, 2026/Article
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its Medicare Advantage Contract Year 2027 Final Rule, finalizing policies related to utilization management, special needs plans, and supplemental benefits. While the rule does not directly address physical therapist payment or scope of practice,
May 3, 2021/Review
Researchers from Brazil focused on leisure-time PA and how hours of sedentary behavior affected the PA-LBP relationship.
Oct 31, 2021/Test & Measure
The IMPROVE VTE Risk Model is an assessment tool that is used to discriminate risk of developing validated venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients who are critically ill, based on clinical variables.1
May 21, 2025/Article
APTA chapters are fighting to change Medicaid policy to improve payment and access to PT services in their states.
Aug 31, 2017/Test & Measure
This is a 9-item measure used to identify subgroups of patients with low back pain in primary care settings based on various functional, psychosocial, and comorbid factors for subgrouping.
Oct 6, 2014/Test & Measure
Action Research Arm Test (ARAT)
Oct 5, 2023/Test & Measure
SCARED is a quick and easy screening tool that combines input from parents and children.
May 22, 2023/News
APTA pressed for the changes, which now allow PTs in SNFs, home health, and rehab agencies to continue providing telehealth under Medicare.
May 17, 2023/Roundup
The pandemic's effect on the physical therapy profession, the post-PHE provider landscape, exercise effects on lingering symptoms, and more.