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Physical Therapy and Pain Management

Oct 1, 2022/Feature

Many patients are returning for services after putting physical therapy on hold because of the pandemic. PTs need to be ready to assess and treat.

An On-the-Nose Career

Apr 1, 2021/Podcast

Defining Moment: Reminiscences of a PT and mother.

Circling Back and Moving Ahead – Defining Moment

Nov 18, 2019/Podcast

Rachel Tavel, PT, DPT, discusses how her travel writer’s journey led her to a career in physical therapy.

Study: Even Small Amounts of Physical Activity Can Lower Depression Risk

May 3, 2022/Review

An analysis of multiple studies found participants who reached just half of the weekly PA recommendation saw a 18% drop in depression risk.

Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)

May 16, 2024/Test & Measure

APTA to CMS: Proposed 8% Cut is 'Arbitrary' and Puts Patients at Risk

Sep 27, 2019/News

APTA is fighting a "nonsensical" and "arbitrary" plan to cut physical therapy reimbursement by 8% in 2021.

Concussion

Jan 29, 2015/Clinical Summary

PTs conduct examinations and design treatment programs to help people safely return to activity and sport.

FY '25 Payment Increases Slightly Higher for SNFs and IRFs Than Proposed

Sep 25, 2024/Article

Other than small bumps in payment, little changed from CMS' proposed rules for the FY '25 SNF and IRF prospective payment systems.

Study: PTs, Family Physicians Similar in Knowledge of LBP Management

Dec 10, 2018/Review

When it comes to management of low back pain, PTs know just as much—and sometimes more—than the family practice physicians who often are sought for primary care.

Analysis: The 'Big 5' Insurers Are Increasingly Dependent on Medicare and Medicaid for Revenue

Dec 13, 2017/News

The degree to which the "big 5" private health insurers have come to rely on Medicare and Medicaid for their revenues may be the key to increasing their involvement in the ACA's individual marketplaces, according to authors of a new analysis in Health Affairs.