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APTA Guidance: Mobility Device Clinical Documentation

May 5, 2021/Article

As with other documentation of PT services, you must show the need for the care you provide and equipment you recommend.

COVID-19 Rehab Patients Often in Worse Health Than Cancer Rehab Patients: CDC

Jul 9, 2021/Review

Post-COVID-19 patients referred to rehab report poorer overall health and greater functional limitations at baseline.

APTA Coronavirus Update: July 27

Jul 27, 2021/Roundup

APTA "leading the way," COVID-19 effects in children, long-term changes in heart rate post-infection, and more.

2022 Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture: Addressing the Profession's DEI 'Disability'

Sep 1, 2022/Feature

Lecturer Lisa VanHoose, PT, PhD, MPH, FAPTA, provided a sobering view of the profession's 'DEI fatigue' — and a possible path to overcome it.

Membership Eligibility and Application Forms

There are multiple paths to join the APTA community.

Becoming a Physical Therapist

Physical therapists are licensed doctors who work with multiple patient populations impacted by disease, injury, and movement dysfunction. Read more.

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)

Functional Reach Test for Parkinson Disease (PD)

Mar 14, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures maximum distance an individual can reach forward while standing in a fixed position; used to assess stability.

10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT) for Parkinson Disease (PD)

Apr 29, 2013/Test & Measure

10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT) (also known as "Gait Speed") for Parkinson Disease