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APTA Magazine

APTA Magazine is an award-winning publication providing industry-leading information and insight to APTA's 100,000 members, including physical therapy students, PTs, and PTAs.

APTA in 2020, Part 2: Supporting Your Growth

Rather than close down opportunities for growth during a pandemic, we opened up even more.

Navigating Health Coverage During a Pandemic: Three Options

May 21, 2020/Perspective

Due to COVID-19 millions of people have lost their jobs and consequently lost their health coverage. What happens then?

8 Ways to Make the Most of Your Clinicals

Nov 13, 2018/Article

We asked several #FreshPTs what they learned while serving clinical rotations, and what they wish they'd known going in.

HHS Deposits Money Into Some Providers' Bank Accounts

Apr 10, 2020/News

A $30 billion emergency relief package began rolling out on April 10, making direct deposits into provider and facility accounts based on 2019 Medicare billing.

Dix-Hallpike Test

Jan 16, 2013/Test & Measure

Gold standard to confirm the diagnosis of BPPV and identify the semicircular canal (SCC) involvement, particularly posterior SCC involvement.

Slump Test

Aug 7, 2017/Test & Measure

A progressive series of maneuvers designed to provide traction to the lumbar nerve roots and to place the sciatic nerve roots under increasing tension.

For Facilities, What About Telehealth Post-PHE? APTA Presses CMS for Answers

May 9, 2023/News

With the end of the health emergency looming, APTA, AOTA, and ASHA are urging CMS to eliminate a gap in its extension of telehealth waivers.

Patients with TKA Who Receive Outpatient Physical Therapy Soon After Surgery Recover Faster Than Those Who Get Home Physical Therapy First

Jan 23, 2017/News

A new study finds that patients who undergo TKA and engage in home physical therapy before participating in outpatient therapy ultimately wind up doing as well as patients who proceed directly to physical therapy.

The Post-Therapy Cap System: 5 Basics You Need to Know

Feb 16, 2018/News

When Congress adopted a federal spending package that included the elimination of the hard cap on Medicare therapy services, lawmakers also adopted a new system of payment thresholds and triggers, and a differential payment rate for PTAs and OTAs.