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APTA Statement on Patient Care and Practice Management During COVID-19 Outbreak

Mar 17, 2020/Statement

APTA encourages PTs to use their professional judgment to determine when, where, and how to provide care.

Letter From President Dunn on COVID-19 Impact

Mar 20, 2020/Statement

We are going through this together, day by day, doing our best to make a positive impact on society in a moment in time when there are no easy solutions.

Steps To Opening a Cash-Based Service

Nov 22, 2021/Article

Review these practical steps that can be somewhat unique when providing cash-based services for an annual checkup by a physical therapist.

Alliance in Medicare Integrity (AIM) Support Letter Against Referral for Profit

Apr 19, 2019/Comment Letters

The Alliance for Integrity in Medicare -- a broad coalition of medical specialty, laboratory, radiation oncology, and medical imaging groups committed to ending the practice of inappropriate physician self-referral.

Locum Tenens: The Basics

Mar 1, 2020/Article

Locum tenens allows a PT to bring in another licensed PT to treat Medicare patients and bill Medicare through the practice provider number.

Defining Cash Practice

May 24, 2020/Article

The term “cash practice” can be confusing because it is often used to describe a variety of physical therapy business models.

Cash Practice: Considerations for Going Out of Network

May 24, 2020/Article

Will in-network patients continue to visit your practice if you implement and out-of-network model? Here are some things to consider.

Physical Therapist's Scope of Practice

Sep 13, 2017/Policies & Bylaws

House position: An individual physical therapist’s scope of practice is influenced by professional, jurisdictional, and personal scopes of practice.

Achieving Cultural Competence

Jan 15, 2020/Open Access

Achieving cultural competence is a process, not an end point. Individuals and organizations should have an ongoing plan for improvement.

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Investigation of Evidence for Anticipatory Postural Adjustments in Seated Subjects Who Performed a Reaching Task

Apr 30, 1992/Research Reports

The paradigm for study of anticipatory postural adjustments permits investigation

Clinical Management of a Patient Following Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy

Apr 30, 1992/Case Reports

This case report describes a patient in whom arthroscopic surgery of the temporomandibular

Improvement in Attitudes Toward the Elderly Following Traditional and Geriatric Mock Clinics for Physical Therapy Students

Mar 31, 1992/Research Reports

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the attitudes of students in

Commentary

Mar 31, 1992/Research Reports

A Physical Therapy Model for the Treatment of Low Back Pain

Mar 31, 1992/Clinical Perspectives

Low back pain is commonly seen in physical therapy practice, and many methods of

Effects of Low Voltage Pulsed Current on Edema Formation in Frog Hind Limbs Following Impact Injury

Mar 31, 1992/Research Reports

The purpose of this study was to test the effect of low voltage pulsed current

Commentary

Mar 31, 1992/Research Reports

Author Response

Mar 31, 1992/Research Reports

Measurement of Reactive Vasodilation During Cold Gel Pack Application to Nontraumatized Ankles

Mar 31, 1992/Research Reports

Conflicting results regarding local vascular response during cryotherapy have been