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Sep 11, 2018/Review
Researchers say for individuals with traumatic SCI, independent mobility most affects health-related quality of life.
May 24, 2017/Test & Measure
Measures the highest level of functional mobility of patients within the intensive care unit (ICU) setting.
Jun 5, 2017/Test & Measure
Self-report or clinician-administered questionnaire to measure severity of 16 identified postconcussive symptoms.
Aug 30, 2024/Roundup
See which states had victories on issues including payment, direct access, and prior authorization, and which are new to the PT Compact.
May 1, 2019/Feature
Strategies for treating pain are evolving-and physical therapists are helping to lead the way.
Mar 1, 2016/Column
A new Medicare payment initiative offers patients and PTs a bundle of opportunities.
Jun 3, 2020/Author
Nancy R. Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, a former member of APTA's Ethics and Judicial Committee, is the program director and a professor of physical therapy at Rutgers University in Newark. She also practices in northern New Jersey, and her book "Ethics in Physical Therapy: A Case-Based Approach" compiles
Jan 16, 2020/News
Background: A surprise coding change issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) caused an uproar in the physical therapy community earlier in January, and for good reason: The new requirements state that CMS won't reimburse for certain activity and evaluation codes if they're used
Mar 29, 2019/News
Sometimes physical therapy doesn't just heal an injury, it changes the course of a patient's life for the better. Colleen Rapp, a press operator for the Denver Post, thought her physically demanding job was exercise enough—until she got a wholistic view of her health status from her physical therapist
May 8, 2018/News
The new group, called the Clinical Education Strategy Group, is sponsoring an action-planning meeting this fall.