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Sep 6, 2017/News
PT in Motion News asked APTA staff about the legislative issues that should be on the radar of PTs, PTAs, students, and their supporters. Here's the list of the top 5 issues to track over the coming weeks.
Sep 5, 2017/News
The International Olympic Committee issued a consensus statement recommending a comprehensive, multidisciplinary team approach to address “biomechanics and the kinetic chain continuum, and psychosocial and contextual domains" among elite athletes.
Aug 30, 2017/News
Researchers from NIH believe they've come up with an exoskeleton with the right combination of features to treat crouch gait in children with CP —the device improves knee extension but does so in a way that allows wearers to use their own muscles.
Aug 7, 2017/News
The association reached the milestone on August 4, after a spring and summer campaign highlighting the ways APTA membership benefits both the individual member and the profession as a whole.
Aug 2, 2017/News
The ABIM Foundation has unveiled the first "Choosing Wisely" app for iPhone, a tool that enables consumers and clinicians to access recommendations on procedures that tend to be done frequently, yet whose usefulness is called into question by evidence.
Aug 1, 2017/News
The final 2018 rules for IRFs and SNFs released by CMS don't vary much from the proposed versions issued this spring, following through with proposals for an overall 1% payment increase, changes to reporting requirements, and updates to the list of ICD-10-CM codes.
Jul 31, 2017/News
CMS recently made more than a few tweaks to a 2017 final rule for LTC facilities—including changes that move compliance deadlines and reinstate unintentionally omitted requirements.
Jul 25, 2017/News
Researchers in Germany believe they've isolated a chemical marker that helps identify physical activity''s neuroprotective effects, which could be a useful marker to measure the effects of aerobic exercise on brain function of adults who are elderly.
Jul 24, 2017/News
APTA's #ChoosePT opioid awareness campaign has been recognized by the KY House of Representatives, which issued a statement honoring APTA and its KY Chapter for providing "an important opportunity" for public education on the "tremendous benefits of physical therapy."
Jul 19, 2017/News
A new report from EY (formerly Ernst and Young) points out some significant differences in the ways larger health care providers are preparing—or not preparing—for value-driven care.
