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May 11, 2024/CPG
Lower extremity peripheral artery disease is a common cardiovascular disease that is associated with significant morbidity, mortality and quality of life impairment. This collaborative guideline is an update of the 2016 guideline and provides new evidence to guide clinicians. Recommendation # 6 specifically
Physical therapy saves money and achieves results that help patients get and stay healthy. But too often, insurance requires copays that effectively reduce access. This must change.
The ongoing opioid crisis in the U.S. reflects the unintended consequences of an effort to control pain by masking it. We're paying a terrible price.
Jul 11, 2023/News
Some institutional settings have been receiving denials with little explanation. Here's what happened, and what you need to do.
Nov 1, 2021/Feature
How physical therapists can help gymnasts be successful.
Nov 1, 2022/Column
Legal signed consent is not the same as ethical informed consent.
Feb 1, 2022/Feature
New APTA President Roger Herr talks about moving from clinician to manager, how his parents were role models, and his plans for the association.
Aug 1, 2023/Feature
More total joint arthroplasties are being performed as outpatient surgery. Here's how it impacts rehab, what has changed, and more.
Jun 30, 2020/Author
Melissa C. Hofmann, PT, PhD, is co-chair of PT Proud and faculty at Regis University in the Physical Therapy Department. You can connect with Melissa on Twitter at @melhofmann.
Karla A. Bell, PT, DPT, is co-chair of PT Proud and faculty at Thomas Jefferson University in the Physical Therapy Department. You can connect with Karla on Twitter at @passionatept.