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May 22, 2019/Article
Get clarification on the circumstances under which students may participate in the provision of outpatient therapy services to Medicare patients.
Becoming a PTA is not a "steppingstone" to becoming a PT. But approximately 10% of PTAs explore careers as PTs.
Aug 1, 2018/Column
It's paved with goals and plans, not just good intentions.
Jun 30, 2022/Test & Measure
This summary describes a 21-item self-assessment survey to assess the extent to which heart failure (HF) affects the patient’s activities of daily living and quality of life. The higher the score, the more severe the limitations.
Jan 5, 2024/Test & Measure
Measures limitations and unidimensionality of prior existing functional status outcomes such as the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS).
Aug 1, 2021/CPG
This guideline developed by the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association provides recommendations for effective physical therapy evaluation, treatment, and management of individuals experiencing limitations in the ability to participate in work following injury
May 1, 2025/Column
How business practices in health care made us ethical double agents — and what ethicists recommend to navigate priorities.
Apr 1, 2021/Feature
PTs have skills and qualifications highly relevant to providing services in the backcountry.
Sep 1, 2021/Column
A physical therapist known to two kids only as "the Exercise Lady" helped both them and their family in a time of need.
Nov 1, 2016/Feature
Here's a look at some advances and proposals in the field of health care technology.