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Jul 11, 2017/News
When it comes to rehabilitation of individuals with nontraumatic knee pain, authors of a new study concluded that it really is a case of "the sooner the better"—at least when it comes to reducing use of drugs, injection therapies, and surgeries later on.
Jun 30, 2017/News
According to moderator Chuck Ciccone, PT, PhD, FAPTA, the 10th Oxford Debate, held at NEXT 2017, was the closest in its 10-year history. The motion being debated was: “Be it resolved that PT and PTA students will demonstrate expertise in a specific focused area of practice immediately upon
Jan 11, 2019/Review
Can functional decline from hospitalization be blunted—and even reversed—through the addition of exercise that goes beyond ambulation-only?
Dec 17, 2018/News
An APTA-funded $50,000 Health Services Research Pipeline grant will support an investigation into high-value early intervention for children with functional limitations. The award was among several Foundation grants and scholarship awards totaling more than $500,000.
Nov 20, 2018/Review
The revised recommendations on pediatric sports-related concussions from the American Academy of Pediatrics aim to strike a careful balance.
Nov 19, 2018/Review
Systems science emphasizes collecting and analyzing clinical data using a common language, say authors of a "Point of View" article in PTJ.
Dec 20, 2018/News
Nearly a year after being signed into law, a proposed rule to include PTAs as authorized providers under TRICARE has been issued by the US Department of Defense.
Dec 12, 2018/Review
PFMT "could be included in first‐line conservative management programs" for women with UI, according to the authors of a recently updated Cochrane systematic review.
Dec 18, 2018/News
The award recipients will be invited, with expenses paid by APTA, to attend the 2019 Federal Advocacy Forum on March 31–April 2, in Washington, DC, for presentation of the awards.
Nov 22, 2019/News
The physical therapy profession can breathe a little easier after convincing the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to back off from some of its more troubling proposals around work done by physical therapist assistants (PTAs) in the final 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).