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Aug 11, 2023/Review
Researchers in Norway believe that attention to cognitive function early on could help patients achieve crucial PA goals.
May 21, 2013/Test & Measure
Stroke Impact Scale (SIS)
Jun 10, 2019/News
The APTA-hosted event delivered object lessons in the ways health care policy affects lives in real and direct ways.
Apr 14, 2020/News
Home health guidance, relief funds for providers and students, CDC recommendations on essential workers who may have been exposed, and more.
Assesses walking speed in meters per second (m/s) over a short duration.
Dec 1, 2017/News
Patients with OA may be underusing nonsurgical therapies such as physical therapy, say authors of a recent study published in Arthritis Care & Research. The use of physical therapy, a guideline-recommended first-line treatment, is “a key area for improvement,” researchers write.
Aug 19, 2025/Position Paper
The American Physical Therapy Association strongly urges Congress to pass the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514 / S. 1816). This legislation would reduce health care providers’ administrative burden by addressing unnecessary preauthorization requirements, ultimately increasing efficiencies
Aug 29, 2017/Test & Measure
This test can be used to guide exercise prescription within the ICU as well as measure functional recovery.
Dec 21, 2017/Podcast
Heather Cronin figures out which patient population she loves when she found herself showing up early to her clinical rotations.
Nov 15, 2017/Podcast
A quote from Saint Ignatius Loyola motivated Efosa Guobadia’s desire to increase access to quality rehabilitation medicine around the world.