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APTA Results (4,738 Results)

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Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

Sep 21, 2021/Test & Measure

The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) contains 3 components: Balance test, Gait Speed test, and Chair Stand test. These components are useful for a physical therapist (PT) to evaluate the functional mobility of an older adult’s lower extremities.

2022 John H.P. Maley Lecture by Susan Whitney

Aug 14, 2022/Video

Susan Whitney, PT, PhD, FAPTA, delivered the 27th John H. P. Maley Lecture, titled "Exercise Is Our Medicine."

Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children

Jun 8, 2017/Clinical Summary

PTs help children with ASD manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.

Success Story | From Data to Action: Reducing Hold Status Overutilization

Oct 1, 2025/Success Story

Examining hold status uncovered planning gaps, leading to better communication and outcomes for one organization.

Telehealth: What's Next?

Dec 1, 2020/Column

We made a variety of temporary gains in patients' remote access to physical therapist services. Now we need to make them permanent.

Urinary Incontinence in Women

Apr 7, 2015/Clinical Summary

PTs evaluate the pelvic floor muscles and develop treatment strategies to help women return to their activities.

Preventing Reinjury in Surgical Patients

Dec 1, 2017/Column

Here's how PTs can best avoid potential problems and reduce litigation risks.

Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction (UVH)

Jun 27, 2017/Clinical Summary

This clinical summary provides the clinician with information to care for individuals with UVH across the Patient-Client Management model.

Viewpoints: May 2023

May 1, 2023/Article

Kudos to two recent Defining Moment authors, and a PT with a rare condition works to remember her “why.”

Making a Wheel Difference

Feb 1, 2020/Column

A program plays a key "roll" in altering perceptions.