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Oct 1, 2021/Column
Defining moments can come more than once in life, as with a move to America, the birth of a baby, starting a practice, and a being thrown a curveball.
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
Jul 14, 2019/Perspective
I didn't realize is how difficult my early-career transition would be..
Nov 18, 2020/Podcast
APTA staff experts provide a status update on the what is expected in the final 2021 Medicare fee schedule rule and its likely payment cut to physical therapist services.
Oct 7, 2019/Podcast
Joseph Donnelly, PT, DHS , discusses what you need to know about dry needling, trigger points, and myofascial pain syndrome and how physical therapy can work in these areas.
Sep 4, 2019/Podcast
Physical therapist Sarah Wenger discusses the complexity of chronic pain management, including the mental and emotional aspects of chronic pain and reassures younger clinicians that they are well prepared to make a meaningful impact in the lives of people with chronic pain.
Dec 18, 2019/Perspective
Debunking some of the most prevalent Medicare myths.
Nov 26, 2018/Perspective
I'm here to assure you that there are plenty of research opportunities for those in private practice.
Jan 30, 2018/News
Monday, February 5, APTA will convene a panel of experts to discuss how pain management in America can be transformed to move beyond opioids and improve the health of society. The discussion will be broadcast live from APTA’s Facebook page and will include the premiere of the association’s second public
Dec 14, 2018/Review
For patients experiencing back, knee, neck, or shoulder pain, a visit to a PT early on can reduce the chances that they'll take any opioids for the condition.