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Coronavirus Update: June 17

Jun 17, 2022/Roundup

From APTA Chronic LBP Study Modified Due to Pandemic Finds Promise for Physical Therapy Delivered Via Teleconference Researchers assessed outcomes of 126 patients with chronic low back pain who enrolled in a telehealth version of a protocol known as OPTIMIZE, originally employed as part of an in-person

Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)

Jun 13, 2016/Clinical Summary

THA to improve hip joint stability, mobility, locomotion, and quality of life is considered one of the most successful surgical procedures.

Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD)

May 24, 2017/Test & Measure

Objectively measures five common nonverbal pain expressions.

Fall and Balance

Feb 1, 2020/Column

When patient confidentiality and broader need are in conflict.

Courting the Basics

Apr 1, 2017/Column

Basketball offers wellness parallels.

Defining Moment | When My Father's Neck Pain Became My Calling

Apr 1, 2026/Column

How a moment in eighth grade set one clinician on the path to physical therapy.

2022 APTA Leadership Congress Keynote by Stephanie Creary

Aug 13, 2022/Video

Stephanie J. Creary, PhD, delivered the 2022 APTA Leadership Congress keynote, titled "Principles of Leadership: Advancing DEI By Building Resilient HOPE."

2025 Maley Lecturer: Movement Is 'Our Professional Lens'

Aug 25, 2025/News

For the second year in a row, the John H.P. Maley Lecture was all about the movement system. Nancy Bloom, PT, DPT, MSOT, gave the 2025 lecture with the goal of educating the audience about the progress and challenges surrounding movement and diagnosis, as well as encouraging PTs to embrace their role

Proposed FY 2023 SNF Rule: CMS Makes Good on Threat to Enact Cuts

Apr 14, 2022/Review

CMS says it's because the PDPM payment system isn't working out as planned. Some of the pain will be softened by cost-index adjustments.

Mini-Cog

Jun 28, 2017/Test & Measure

Used during systems review to identify cognitive impairment in various patient populations.