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(Re)defining Productivity

Jun 1, 2024/Feature

How productivity standards affect quality of care in physical therapy — and what can be done about it.

APTA President’s Note | Meeting Patients Where They Are

Jul 1, 2025/Column

APTA President Kyle Covington says “meeting patients where they are” is a movement—PTs are making real impact, one connection at a time.

30-Second Chair Stand Test

Jan 9, 2015/Test & Measure

Primarily used for ages 60 and above.

Final 2023 Home Health Rule Turnaround: From Proposed Cut to Slight Increase

Nov 2, 2022/Review

CMS is still implementing cuts, but offsets and a phased-in approach will result in a 0.7% payment increase in 2023.

Sharp-Purser Test (SPT)

May 31, 2017/Test & Measure

Used in clinical practice to help diagnose atlantoaxial instability (AAI).

Study: For Individuals With Knee OA, 3 Tests Can Predict Ability to Walk 6k Steps a Day

Nov 7, 2017/Review

Referral to rehabilitation may be of benefit to those with or at risk of knee OA not meeting one or more of these physical function thresholds.

From PTJ: Attention to Exercise Attitudes May Help Cancer Survivors With CRF

Mar 31, 2023/Review

Authors believe that accounting for patient self-efficacy could make a difference in exercise among patients with cancer-related fatigue.

Sexual Harassment

Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Describes the association's position on sexual harassment.

Getting a Rise Out of Him

Apr 1, 2015/Feature

A long but successful walk to recovery.

CMS Will Cover Supervised Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease

May 30, 2017/News

The expansion will cover physician-referred SET for up to 36 30 to 60-minute sessions over a 12-week period.