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Viewpoints: November 2022

Nov 1, 2022/Column

View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and opinion pieces from APTA's blog.

CMS Moves to Allow Digital Communications by PTs

Mar 17, 2020/News

The new regulatory waivers will allow PTs, OTs, and SLPs to engage in patient-initiated "e-visits" for purposes of assessment and management services.

Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Jun 25, 2017/Clinical Summary

CP is a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain.

News From NEXT: Rural Health Care has Plenty of Challenges, Promising Opportunities

Jun 26, 2019/News

When it comes to rural health, there's no denying that there are demographic and financial challenges that can affect care. But there are also opportunities for improvement, and physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) need to be ready to advocate for—and when necessary, create—those

Great Expectations

Nov 1, 2016/Column

The power of optimism in wellness pursuits.

Virtual Reality: It's Still About the Science, Researchers Say

Apr 1, 2019/Article

From off-the-shelf game platforms that cost less than $200 to room-size immersive simulators with price tags in the millions, virtual reality (VR) is becoming a reality in physical therapy—but what does that mean for patient care?

Guided Meditation on Building Resilience with Core

Feb 1, 2022/Video

Join Core instructors Devon Pipars, Angelica Wilson, and Nikki Niestemski through a guided meditation to build your resilience. In the app, find four additional meditation tracks devoted to APTA's rehabilitation professionals specific to expanding your resilience.

High-Dose Exercise Mostly Not Superior to Low-Dose Exercise for Knee OA

Feb 10, 2023/Review

An RCT measured pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis who completed 12 weeks of physical therapist-supervised exercises.

Study: Manual Therapy Works as Well, And Sometimes Better, Than Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Mar 5, 2017/Perspective

The physical therapy group reported more significant gains in the first month.

MS International Quality of Life Questionnaire (MusiQoL)

Nov 17, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures quality of life.