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Spina Bifida: Myelomeningocele

May 25, 2017/Clinical Summary

PTs can help children and adults with spina bifida gain and maintain mobility and function at their best throughout all stages of life.

Understanding the Impact of Relative Value Units and the RUC on Physical Therapy

A major factor influencing payment for physical therapist services is how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services values and reimburses Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, codes. CMS uses Relative Value Units, or RVUs, within the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale, or RBRVS, payment system

Reporting Requirements: Cost

Feb 27, 2024/Resource

The cost performance category is a measure of resource utilization based on Medicare claims for specific services that CMS has identified.

Student Focus | A Career in Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management

Jul 1, 2025/Column

Annabelle Hu, SPT, interviews Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, president of APTA Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management.

Local Coverage Determinations Under Medicare

Sep 1, 2017/Column

Here's what PTs and PTAs should know about the process.

Viewpoints

Jul 1, 2018/Magazine

Online Comments

Please Ignore Me

Apr 1, 2018/Column

When it comes to wellness, advice is easy to give but best withheld.

Functional Axial Rotation (FAR)

Jan 16, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures axial motion (neck, trunk, spine); assesses functional use of available spinal motion, combined with visual ability.

Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) for Parkinson Disease (PD)

Mar 14, 2013/Test & Measure

For patients with Parkinson disease (PD)