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2019 APTA Honors and Awards Nominations Now Open

Sep 30, 2019/News

Members of the physical therapy profession do amazing things for people every day, and not just inside the walls of a clinic. And with National Physical Therapy Month upon us, now's the perfect time to honor those contributions by nominating an APTA member for national recognition through the APTA Honors

2025 APTA National Elections Ballot

Welcome to the 2025 APTA National Elections Ballot! 2025 APTA National Elections will elect four-year terms in the offices of Secretary, Vice Speaker, and Director, and three-year terms on the Nominating Committee. Please see below for further details regarding each candidate. Please review the APTA

Ashworth Scale (AS) and Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)

Oct 21, 2014/Test & Measure

Used to assess spasticity.

Passive Head-Shaking Nystagmus Test (pHSN)

Jun 7, 2017/Test & Measure

Assesses for latent spontaneous vestibular nystagmus through rapid, passive, head shaking around a vertical axis for the detection of vestibulopathies in dizzy patients.

Funding Opportunity for Chapters, Practices to Encourage Activity for People With Arthritis

Sep 19, 2017/News

APTA is collaborating with NACDD and the CDC in a program that will award 6 grants of about $4,100 each to selected applicants. The grants specifically are for activities to increase consumer access to the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk With Ease (WWE) self-directed program.

Ankle Plantar Flexion Endurance Test

Jan 10, 2013/Test & Measure

Assesses plantar flexion endurance in weight bearing.

Building a Better Referral-Management Process

Jun 1, 2016/Feature

Here's how a hospital's physical therapy department designed an efficient, patient-centric system for managing referrals.

CMS Proposes Major Change in SNF Payment System

Apr 30, 2018/News

On April 27, CMS unveiled its proposed SNF rule for 2019, which includes plans to replace the existing SNF case-mix methodology, known as Resource Utilization Groups Version IV (RUG-IV) with an entirely new system dubbed the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM).

Upper Extremity Functional Scale (UEFS)

Aug 22, 2017/Test & Measure

This is an eight-item scale that examines a person’s level of function when performing activities that are related to Upper Extremity Disorders.

Mentorship. Professionalism. Teamwork. Success.

Aug 13, 2018/Perspective

I felt like we could do a better job as a profession to collaborate and include PTAs, but that also meant more PTAs had to be involved.