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Oct 1, 2015/Column
The new code sets offer greater specificity in identifying health conditions.
Sep 1, 2021/Article
Whatever the "hot" tech thing is today, it's likely to be something completely different in five years, much less 25 years or more. PTs offer their projections on advances that will aid the profession and the patients they serve.
Sep 8, 2020/Test & Measure
Pain pressure threshold (PPT) is used to measure deep muscular tissue sensitivity.
Apr 2, 2024/News
After helping create the CPT codes and advocate for their adoption, APTA launched an education campaign featuring a practice advisory.
Aug 27, 2025/News
The Big Picture: Effective Oct. 1, 2025, skilled nursing facilities will see a payment increase of 3.2%, which is slightly higher than the 2.8% included in the proposed rule the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued earlier this year. Inpatient rehabilitation facilities will see a payment increase
Jan 19, 2021/Review
CMS has finalized a new pathway that could result in quicker coverage of cutting-edge FDA-approved medical devices.
Jul 24, 2023/Article
Communicating with an individual with a communications disability
Oct 2, 2014/Test & Measure
Measures the assessment of trunk extensor strength has been highly correlated with the development and persistence of low back pain.
Jun 7, 2017/Test & Measure
Includes four questions that assess the frequency of running, cutting, decelerating, and pivoting in individuals based on the individual's "healthiest and most active state in the past year."
Mar 1, 2016/Feature
When the directors of rehabilitation for 3 large health care systems realized they faced common challenges, they developed a strategy to address them.