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For Mild Concussion, Early Physical Therapy Brings Best Outcomes

Jan 22, 2025/Review

APTA's scientific journal made headlines with its study on early treatment for mild traumatic brain injury. Here are the highlights.

Canadian Guideline for Parkinson Disease

Sep 9, 2019/CPG

Patients in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease should be referred to a physical therapist who has experience with the disease for assessment, education, and advice for physical activity. Also, physical therapy specific to Parkinson’s disease should be given to patients who experience balance and

BTS/ICS Guideline for the Ventilatory Management of Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in Adults

Apr 1, 2016/CPG

Evidence on the use of ventilation and methods to improve resourcing, training, outcomes and patient experience for all adults who develop acute hypercapnic respiratory failure.

Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, 4th Edition

Sep 1, 2016/CPG

Examines the condition of brain trauma clinical research, how this condition is defining and shaping our future and proposes a solution in establishing a formal evidence-based consortium.

Kate Gilliard, JD

Mar 14, 2022/Author

Kate Gilliard was director of Health Policy & Payment within APTA's Public Affairs Unit from Jan. 2022 to Mar. 2024. Before joining association staff in 2018 as a senior regulatory affairs specialist, she was a regulatory analyst with Centene Corporation, focusing on Affordable Care Act-compliant health

Education Leadership Partnership Looks Back On a Productive Year

Mar 6, 2019/News

When the purpose of a group is nothing less than "partnering to drive excellence in physical therapy education," you have every reason to expect that group to be doing, well…a lot of stuff. The 2018 annual report of the entities collectively known as the Education Leadership Partnership (ELP)—APTA, the

CSM Preview: All You Ever Wanted to Know About MIPS

Oct 22, 2018/Article

The US is moving away from the traditional fee-for-service reimbursement structure.

While You're in the Neighborhood: 2 Easy-to-Do Opportunities to Help the Local Community During CSM

Jan 9, 2019/News

Headed to the 2019 APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM)? Now you can help out the local community while you're there. It's easy. This year, CSM attendees have 2 opportunities to help kids and adults in the DC/Maryland/Northern Virginia (DMV) area. One involves little more than downloading an app and

CMS Suspends Advanced Payment Program, Will 'Reevaluate' Accelerated Payment

Apr 27, 2020/News

April 27, 2020: The programs curtailed by CMS require recipients to pay back the funds received.

APTA Centennial Scholars Spotlight: April 2022

Apr 1, 2022/Feature

This month, APTA Magazine spotlights the following APTA Centennial Scholars: LaDonna Dingle, Emily Quinn, Zachary Walston, and Cara N. Whalen Smith.