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The Year-End Letter Reimagined

Dec 1, 2015/Column

Deck the halls with vows of wellness.

Try Phoning It In

Feb 1, 2016/Column

Seriously! It's great for wellness check-ins.

CDC Long COVID Guidance Acknowledges the Unknown, Stresses Patient Assessment

Jun 21, 2021/News

The new resource echoes many recommendations created by an APTA task force a year ago, and urges providers to listen to patients.

For Facilities, What About Telehealth Post-PHE? APTA Presses CMS for Answers

May 9, 2023/News

With the end of the health emergency looming, APTA, AOTA, and ASHA are urging CMS to eliminate a gap in its extension of telehealth waivers.

The Post-Therapy Cap System: 5 Basics You Need to Know

Feb 16, 2018/News

When Congress adopted a federal spending package that included the elimination of the hard cap on Medicare therapy services, lawmakers also adopted a new system of payment thresholds and triggers, and a differential payment rate for PTAs and OTAs.

Patients with TKA Who Receive Outpatient Physical Therapy Soon After Surgery Recover Faster Than Those Who Get Home Physical Therapy First

Jan 23, 2017/News

A new study finds that patients who undergo TKA and engage in home physical therapy before participating in outpatient therapy ultimately wind up doing as well as patients who proceed directly to physical therapy.

From PT in Motion Magazine: Social Determinants of Health

Jul 3, 2019/News

Health care is one thing. But the context of that care, the constellation of factors that can affect health for individuals and entire communities? That's something else entirely—and physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants (PTAs), and physical therapy education programs are engaged.

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, July 2021

Jul 14, 2021/Roundup

APTA members and the profession in the media, July 2021 edition.

Lumbar Active Range of Motion

Aug 30, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures amount of active lumbar flexion, extension, and lateral flexion motion measured using an inclinometer.

Speaking Spanish and Finding My Voice

Aug 18, 2019/Perspective

It may sound dramatic to some, but this personal evolution has been genuinely liberating.