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Pain Management Resources for Educators

Use these resources to help your students expand their understanding and knowledge in pain management.

Cervical Active Range of Motion (CROM), Cellphone Applications (Apps) Use in Measuring Cervical Range of Motion

Nov 30, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures active range of motion (ROM) in the cervical spine and/or neck.

Study: Direct Access to Physical Therapy Safe, Effective, and Cheaper Than Referral-Based Care

Nov 9, 2017/Review

Patients via direct access had significantly lower medical costs—an average of $1,543 less per patient.

Practice Guidelines Emerge for Physical Therapy and COVID-19 in Acute Hospital Setting

Mar 26, 2020/News

Recommendations aimed at PTs in acute care settings who are providing care to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

APTA's Glenohumeral OA Guidelines: Your Comments Needed by May 20

Apr 29, 2022/News

The draft CPG, rooted in a review of current research, addresses nonoperative and operative management.

Nation's Capital Hosts Combined Sections Meeting

Apr 1, 2019/Feature

The largest physical therapy conference in the country took over the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the nation's capital city of Washington, DC, in January. The APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) brought together more than 16,000 attendees-most of them physical therapists (PTs), physical

The Medicare Payment Cuts: History, What We're Doing, and Your Role in the Fight

Aug 20, 2021/Article

What you need to know about the cuts' origins, the system that created them, and the ways APTA has been advocating for the profession.

Introducing APTA's Fit for Practice Initiative

Oct 6, 2021/Podcast

Learn about APTA Fit for Practice initiative designed to help you recover, evolve, and remain resilient as we move forward into a postpandemic workplace.

Grades Weren't Going To Land Me in PT School. I Stepped Out of My Comfort Zone

Feb 11, 2021/Perspective

Keegan Taylor, SPT, knew he wanted to be a PT, but the high standard for admission meant he had to do more.

2022 APTA Benchmark Report: Hiring Challenges in Outpatient Practices

Sep 8, 2022/Report

Gain insights into the state of the current workforce and benchmark your staffing situation.