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Defining Moment: Throwing in With Physical Therapy

Oct 1, 2022/Column

While softball may have led a PT to her physical therapy career, physical therapy led her to a welcome softball side effect.

I Can Make Someone's Day

May 1, 2022/Column

I have found that the hardest pill to swallow is that I am incapable of fixing all of my patients' problems.

Five Ways Physical Therapists Can Make an Impact on the Opioid Crisis

Oct 14, 2021/Perspective

Five ways that PTs can help patients and clients who are taking opioids, or who are at risk for or already have OUD.

6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) (applied to patients who have had lower extremity total joint replacement)

Aug 7, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures a patient's functional capacity by recording the distance ambulated during a 6 min duration.

APTA's Registry Is a Bridge Between Research and Practice: A Q&A With Fox Rehab's Megan Valenzano

Jun 23, 2021/Perspective

APTA spoke with Megan Valenzano, PT, DPT, compliance officer and director of regulatory affairs at Fox Rehabilitation, about her experience with APTA's Registry, lessons learned, and the Registry's role in advancing the profession.

Neck Pain

Jun 26, 2024/Clinical Summary

PTs may perform an evaluation to develop an individualized treatment plan that addresses the patient's pain and activity limitations.

A Healthy Perspective

Mar 1, 2017/Column

Helping clients take a longer view.

Proposed FY '24 SNF and IRF Rules: Payment Increases and Few Surprises

Apr 12, 2023/Review

Each facility type could see a 3.7% payment increase, with CMS holding off on implementing several potentially problematic ideas.

Joint Decision

Aug 1, 2017/Column

Ethics In Practice: Joint Decision

Preventing Reinjury in Surgical Patients

Dec 1, 2017/Column

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