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Resources for PTAs

APTA has resources and information to support PTAs.

Message to This Year's Graduates From APTA CEO Justin Moore

May 12, 2021/Perspective

"You enter a new century of physical therapy in the United States like no other class before you."

Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN)

Test & Measure

SPIN is a quick and easy screening tool for adolescents and adults with strong psychometric properties.

One-Size-Fits-All Insurance Is Shortchanging Older Athletes

Jan 25, 2022/Perspective

Health insurance coverage for outpatient musculoskeletal rehabilitation disregards variability in prior level of function, rehabilitation progress, and personal recovery goals.

I Don't Care About My Grades

Jul 3, 2019/Perspective

I find that my grades rarely measure what I expect.

Proposed Home Health Rule Includes $80 Million Reduction in 2018, Potential $950 Million Reduction and Move to 30-Day Episodes in 2019

Jul 26, 2017/News

CMS issued a proposed rule for the 2018 Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) that would continue a planned series of cuts that began in 2014, with an estimated overall 0.4% reduction, or about $80 million, scheduled for next year.

Mercer U. Earns Top Spot in APTA Student Advocacy Challenge

Jan 11, 2023/News

It's the second win in a row for the program, which integrates advocacy into its curriculum in ways that inspire involvement.

Society of Critical Care Medicine: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU

Aug 31, 2018/CPG

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU

Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Movement Disorders Society (MDS) Modified Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS)

Mar 31, 2018/Test & Measure

Used for patients diagnosed with idiopathic PD of any stage, according to the Hoehn and Yahr Staging Scale (H&Y).

Mindfulness: Just What the PT Ordered

May 24, 2021/Perspective

I wanted to be a victor and not a victim in any situation. Mindfulness turned out to be my answer.