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Study: Opioids Don't Improve Quality of Life for Individuals With Chronic Noncancer Pain

Mar 5, 2018/Review

Researchers have found that for individuals with chronic noncancer pain, opioids probably aren't delivering.

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, February 2018

Feb 14, 2018/News

"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.

Spending on Health Care Projected to Increase 5.5% Annually Through 2026

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.

CMS Issues Coding, Other Details on Supervised Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease

Feb 13, 2018/News

CMS has released details on how it will process claims made as a result of its decision to cover supervised exercise therapy (SET) in the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD).

Pediatricians' Group Releases 'Choosing Wisely' List of Orthopedic Treatments to Question

Feb 27, 2018/News

The "Choosing Wisely" continues to expand—this time, into pediatric orthopedics.

Study Says Cost Savings of Physical Therapy for LBP Are Significant

Jul 26, 2017/News

Researchers say that not only is physical therapy cheaper than injections or surgery for LBP in the short-term, it's an approach that is likely to save on treatment costs for at least a year after initial diagnosis.

From PTJ: For Patients With Nontraumatic Knee Pain, Early Rehabilitation Lowers Odds of Later Use of Opioids, Injections, Knee Surgery

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.

Oxford Debate: Specialist vs Generalist Education; Ciccone Declares Results to be the “Closest Ever”

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

APTA Comments on SNFs, IRFs, and Inpatient Payment – And on Medicare as a Whole

Jul 5, 2017/News

Tis the time of year when CMS accepts public comment on next year's batch of proposed rules. This time around, CMS is also asking commenters also weigh in on how the entire system could be more transparent, flexible, simple, and innovative. APTA obliged.

Physical Literacy Decline in Children Leads to Adverse Effects in Adults

Jun 30, 2017/News

Physical literacy is as important as literacy in language, music, and mathematics. However, today’s children are becoming less physically literate, which could shorten their lifespan as much as 5 years less than their parents’.