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APTA Results (560 Results)

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Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)

Oct 24, 2011/Clinical Summary

PTs confirm a diagnosis of BPPV by observation of nystagmus (involuntary eye movement) when the patient is placed in a position that provokes symptoms.

Physical Therapy and Brain Injury

Mar 4, 2022/Roundup

For National Brain Injury Awareness Month, five APTA resources and a roundup of recent research.

Military System Study: PTs in Primary Care Provide Safe Treatment and Are Less Likely to Order Ancillary Services or Make Referrals

Aug 12, 2019/Review

A study of military health care adds to the evidence that including PTs as primary care providers is working, both in terms of patient safety and reduced health care utilization.

How I Knew Residency Was for Me: A New Grad’s Perspective

May 21, 2020/Perspective

I want to share how I decided residency training was for me.

Patellofemoral Pain

May 2, 2024/Clinical Summary

PTs evaluate and commonly provide treatment for patients with PFP, managing pain and restoring patellofemoral function.

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC): Quality of Life Questionnaire – 30 Core Questionnaire (QLQ-C30), Fatigue subscale

Sep 8, 2023/Test & Measure

The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC): Quality of Life Questionnaire measures quality of life for people with a current or previous diagnosis of cancer.

CMS Releases a Burden Reduction Rule That Affects a Wide Range of Facilities, Settings

Sep 30, 2019/Review

A CMS rule aimed at reducing Medicare- and Medicaid-related regulatory burdens for the most part hits the target.

Proposed Home Health Rule Moves Ahead With New Payment System, Allows Therapist Assistants to Furnish Maintenance Therapy

Jul 12, 2019/News

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to go full steam ahead with its plans to shift to a new payment system for home health beginning in 2020. The plans are accompanied by other changes that include allowing maintenance therapy to be furnished by physical therapist assistants

High-Dose Exercise Mostly Not Superior to Low-Dose Exercise for Knee OA

Feb 10, 2023/Review

An RCT measured pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis who completed 12 weeks of physical therapist-supervised exercises.

Study Identifies How Young Adults Conceptualize Pain

Apr 3, 2023/Review

Interviews of young adults with chronic pain reveal four primary concepts — some potentially helpful, some not.