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Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) for Parkinson Disease (PD)

Mar 14, 2013/Test & Measure

For patients with Parkinson disease (PD)

APTA-Supported Bill Aims to Eliminate a Medicare Plan of Care Burden

Feb 8, 2024/News

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would relieve PTs from having to pursue signed plans of care from referring physicians.

Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Jun 13, 2013/Test & Measure

A 16-item self-report measure in which patients rate their balance confidence in performing several activities.

Dynamic Gait Index for Parkinson Disease

Jun 2, 2014/Test & Measure

Assesses an individual's ability to modify balance while walking in the presence of external demands

Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire-CRQ

Jun 20, 2013/Test & Measure

Used to measure physical and emotional aspects of chronic respiratory disease.

2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

Apr 1, 2022/CPG

This guideline from the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America provides recommendations related to the management of patients with heart failure.

Ohio Workers' Comp Program Requires Nonsurgical, Nonopioid Treatment of LBP as a First Step

Jan 11, 2018/News

Ohio's workers' compensation program has rejected spinal fusion surgery and opioid prescriptions as an early response to back pain.

FACES

Aug 14, 2017/Test & Measure

This is a self-reported pain scale that was created to assess the intensity of children’s pain.

Role of Physical Therapy Education Programs in Promoting Membership in APTA

Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Describes the role of physical therapy education programs in promoting membership with the American Physical Therapy Association.

Board Responsibility for Association's Mission Statement

Sep 13, 2017/Policies & Bylaws

House policy: Describes the role APTA's Board of Directors in relation to the association's mission statement.