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Mar 28, 2018/News
Lynda Woodruff, PT, PhD, an educator and trailblazer in the physical therapy profession, died at her home on March 20. The APTA lifetime member was 70.
Mar 14, 2018/News
"The Good Stuff," is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.
Mar 21, 2018/Review
Adding trigger point dry needling to an exercise program for patients with chronic shoulder pain may be more cost-effective than exercise alone, according to a recent clinical trial.
Mar 5, 2018/Review
Researchers have found that for individuals with chronic noncancer pain, opioids probably aren't delivering.
President Trump signed a 2018 budget bill that includes more than $3 billion for opioid efforts. But that's just 1 recent development related to the nation's opioid crisis. Here's a brief roundup of other recent opioid-related news reports and stories.
Feb 6, 2018/News
Panelists at a recent APTA event believe there are models and concepts out there that provide hope for a future in which multidisciplinary nondrug approaches to pain replace an opioid prescription as the norm in health care.
Feb 9, 2018/News
As part of a sprawling bipartisan budget deal passed today, Congress enacted a permanent solution to the problematic hard cap on outpatient physical therapy services under Medicare Part B, ending a 20-year cycle of patient uncertainty and wasteful short-term fixes.
Feb 14, 2018/News
A major advocacy issue for the physical therapy profession was resolved with the elimination of the hard cap on therapy services under Medicare, but other provisions in the massive budget bill that ended the hard cap have created different challenges in the home health arena.
"The Good Stuff," is an occasional series that highlights recent, mostly local media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.
Feb 20, 2018/News
Health care spending is projected to rise by 5.3% in 2018 and continue at about that growth rate through 2026, according to estimates from CMS.
