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ICD-10: A Primer for PTs

Oct 1, 2015/Column

The new code sets offer greater specificity in identifying health conditions.

A View From the Summit: Physical Therapy's Promising Future

Feb 1, 2022/Feature

APTA's Future of Physical Therapy Summit offered inspiration — and a challenge to take risks to help the profession achieve its potential.

A Look Ahead: Technology

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.

Narrow Networks, Broad Concerns

Jun 1, 2015/Column

Balancing patient choice and consumer cost in health plans.

Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Jan 25, 2015/Test & Measure

Measures muscle tone/spasticity.

Visual Analog Scale – Fatigue (VAS-F) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Jan 25, 2015/Test & Measure

Visual Analog Scale – Fatigue (VAS-F) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Proposed 2024 Home Health Rule: Cuts Continue at 2.2%; More to Come?

Jul 14, 2023/Review

After narrowly escaping reductions in 2023, home health could see a $375 million drop in 2024 as CMS adjusts to PDGM realities.

Cervical Flexion-Rotation Test (FRT)

May 31, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures amount of rotation in the upper cervical spine.

Sharp-Purser Test (SPT)

May 31, 2017/Test & Measure

Used in clinical practice to help diagnose atlantoaxial instability (AAI).

Proposed 2022 Home Health Rule Puts PDGM Changes on Hold

Jun 30, 2021/Review

CMS uncovered some surprising data but can't tell the extent of the pandemic's influence on the numbers.