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APTA in 2020, Part 5: More Highlights From a Difficult Year

Dec 23, 2020/Article

From increased member engagement to advocacy wins, reasons to celebrate.

Cultural Competence Resources: Individuals With Disabilities

Nov 24, 2020/Article

The culturally competent practice of physical therapy includes practice with patients and clients who have mental or physical disabilities.

Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

MIPS is the first large scale value-based payment model to impact PTs.

Implementing Telehealth in Your Practice STAT: Guidance from Telehealth PTs

Mar 26, 2020/Article

Providers will discuss how they manage patients and deliver effective care from a distance in pediatric, neurological, women’s health, orthopedic settings.

9-Hole Peg Test (9-HPT or NHPT)

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

For people with neurological conditions such as parkinson disease (early/mild, middle/moderate Hoehn and Yahr stages), stroke, brain injury.

Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures perceived breathlessness.

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) for Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

Target population: Children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) for Cerebral Palsy

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

Used to classify mobility based on distances used in the home, school, and community and assistive devices used.

Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) for Total Knee Replacement

Jan 22, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures pain, stiffness and physical fitness.

Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39)

Jan 22, 2013/Test & Measure

This 39-item test is a Parkinson disease-specific health status questionnaire.

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