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Coronavirus Update: May 19

May 19, 2021/Roundup

New APTA COVID-19 report, updated CDC guidance, effects of mild coronavirus infection, and more.

Ashworth Scale (AS) and Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)

Oct 21, 2014/Test & Measure

Used to assess spasticity.

No Tengas Vergüenza: We Need To Step Out of Our Language Comfort Zones

Feb 1, 2021/Perspective

Language differences can be a barrier to providing the best care we can provide, and it's up to us to address those differences.

Final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What You Need to Know, Part 2

Nov 7, 2022/Article

In this installment: remote monitoring, supervision, telehealth, skin substitutes, and chronic pain management.

Patellofemoral Pain

May 2, 2024/Clinical Summary

PTs evaluate and commonly provide treatment for patients with PFP, managing pain and restoring patellofemoral function.

Mindfulness: Just What the PT Ordered

May 24, 2021/Perspective

I wanted to be a victor and not a victim in any situation. Mindfulness turned out to be my answer.

Remote Therapeutic Monitoring: APTA Updates

Mar 13, 2023/Roundup

We've updated an APTA practice resource, advocated for continued patient access, and alerted MACs to denials they're making in error.

New Anthem UM Vendor in 5 States May be the Beginning of a Wider Shift

Jan 11, 2019/News

Physical therapists who bill Anthem Blue Cross-BlueShield (BCBS) in California, New York, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Louisiana, get ready for a change: there's a new utilization management (UM) vendor in town. APTA has learned that Anthem BCBS is migrating to a new UM vendor, starting with the 5 states

Won't Back Down: PTs, PTAs, Achieve Their Specialist, Proficiency Goals in 2020

Mar 30, 2021/News

In a challenging year, more than 3,000 PTs and PTAs earned a certification, were recertified, or achieved PTA advanced proficiency.

APTA Reveals Future National Logo as Part of Association Branding Project

Jun 10, 2019/News

  APTA is an association on the move, and soon it will have a logo to match. Monday night, the association unveiled its future national logo, which it will begin using in the summer of 2020, coinciding with the launch of a new APTA.org. The future logo can be seen at the end of a video that APTA CEO