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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 9, 2018/News
According to an international survey of exercise professionals, high intensity interval training will be the strongest trend in 2018, outpacing wearable technologies, which held the number 1 position in 2017.
Sep 11, 2018/Review
Researchers say for individuals with traumatic SCI, independent mobility most affects health-related quality of life.
An annual visit allows physical therapists to determine health status and identify health risks of individuals in their community.
Nov 15, 2022/News
APTA, AOTA, and ASHA successfully made the case for codes that can be applied to caregiver education for patients with functional deficits.
May 15, 2023/News
APTA and other organizations continue to push for clarification in a range of other facility settings.
Oct 10, 2023/Podcast
A new study assessing balance, gait quality, and fall risk.
Apr 1, 2020/Article
TRICARE covers physical therapy when furnished by a PT, or PTA performing under the supervision of a TRICARE-authorized PT.
Sep 12, 2018/News
Go4Life month is an opportunity to educate the public on the importance of maintaining or increasing endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility.
Feb 2, 2020/Perspective
Even with all of that uncertainty I wanted to go and experience #PTAdvocacy in action and learn where I fit in to all of it.