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Nov 27, 2017/News
Among patients aged 65 and older, white Americans were 1.38 times more likely than black Americans to use any type of rehabilitation services, while more black patients had low functional mobility, say authors of a study e-published November 8 in JAGS.
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.
Sep 19, 2017/News
As part of "Listember" week at PT in Motion News, here are 7 good things that happened at APTA over the summer—and 1 extremely good thing that happened at the Foundation for Physical Therapy.
Nov 20, 2017/News
Managing childhood obesity in a patient-centered medical home setting is the fourth and final installment of APTA’s online Learning Labs series based on the Innovation 2.0 initiative.
Aug 30, 2017/News
Researchers from NIH believe they've come up with an exoskeleton with the right combination of features to treat crouch gait in children with CP —the device improves knee extension but does so in a way that allows wearers to use their own muscles.
Dec 12, 2017/News
PTAs are on their way to officially joining the TRICARE payment program used throughout the Department of Defense health care system.
Jan 15, 2019/News
Adjusting to life after an amputation can affect a veteran’s entire family, not just the individual. That reality wasn't lost on the Travis Mills Foundation, which offers a retreat program that aims to help veterans and their families bond with one another and participate in traditional activities that
Jan 11, 2019/Review
Can functional decline from hospitalization be blunted—and even reversed—through the addition of exercise that goes beyond ambulation-only?
Feb 12, 2019/Review
PTs and PTAs working in long-term care continue to experience musculoskeletal disorders linked to patient handling incidents,
Jan 22, 2019/News
Let the construction begin: current and former APTA leaders gathered in Alexandria, Virginia, to celebrate the groundbreaking of APTA Centennial Center, a 7-story, 115,000-square-foot building that will be the association's headquarters beginning in 2021. The building will support APTA's workforce of