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Heading Down the Right Path

Oct 1, 2018/Column

The value of taking a tip from brain science.

New APTA-Backed Bill Would Enable All PTs To Avoid Interruptions in Care

Mar 9, 2021/News

PTs in certain areas already are allowed to secure substitute care for patients. This legislation opens it up to all PTs.

Three-Dimensional Instrumented Gait Analysis for Children With Cerebral Palsy: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG+)

Apr 1, 2024/CPG

Best practice statements provide guidance for clinicians about the preferred characteristics of 3-dimensional instrumented gait analysis laboratories, including instrumentation, staffing, and reporting practices.

APTA Digital Health Transparency Campaign

APTA is asking digital health providers to make the following commitment: Digital "physical therapy" services are only performed or directed by licensed PTs.

Final 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Reflects System's Flaws; Includes Some Wins

Nov 3, 2023/News

The projected 3.4% cut is another indication that it's time for reform, but other APTA-backed provisions are good news for the profession.

Practicing Ethically In Today's Health Care Environment

Apr 1, 2018/Feature

This APTA Magazine article recaps results from an APTA member survey that explored the amount of time PTs spend engaging in coordination-of-care activities without receiving payment.

Life-Cycle Costing: A Valuable Tool for Big-Ticket Purchases

Aug 1, 2017/Feature

Life-cycle costing involves identifying all the costs associated with owning an asset. Here's how PTs can apply it to their practices.

Coming Out Made Me a Better PT. Your Journey, Whatever It Is, Can Do the Same

Jun 8, 2021/Open Access

We all go through transitions. It's what we do with those experiences that matters.

Head Thrust Test (HTT)/Head-impulse Test (HIT) for Vestibular Hypofunction

Aug 31, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures the head thrust test is used to identify individuals with hypofunction of the vestibulo-ocular reflex unilaterally and bilaterally.

Study: Early Physical Therapy for Spinal Stenosis Lowers Later Utilization

Oct 8, 2021/Review

Only 2% of Medicare beneficiaries receive early physical therapy for LSS, but when they do, it lowers risk of surgery, opioids, and more.