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Feb 1, 2016/Feature

A Future Where PTs Plug Their Brains Into Patients? Maybe, Say Researchers

Narrow Networks: A New Challenge for PTs and Patients

Feb 1, 2016/Feature

Many health plans are "narrowing" their provider networks in an attempt to control costs. What does this mean for individual therapy practices? That all depends.

Better Sooner and Later: Prehabilitation

Feb 1, 2016/Feature

There's growing evidence that adding a "p" to rehabilitation improves patient outcomes pre- and postsurgery and following cancer treatments-and saves money, too.

House Rules

Dec 1, 2015/Column

Which care setting is best for a rehabbing patient?

Why Physical Therapists Are Embracing Lean Management

Dec 1, 2015/Feature

A process-improvement system adapted from industry can enhance efficiency and better serve patients, its practitioners say.

Easy Upgrade

Nov 1, 2015/Column

This strategy is a definite plus.

Health Care Technology Today

Nov 1, 2015/Feature

Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada Makes Grant to Study Orthotic Device

Hasta La Visa?

Oct 1, 2015/Column

A PT who's new to the United States faces termination on the job. Part 2 of 3 on various faces of bullying and their ethical ramifications.

ICD-10: A Primer for PTs

Oct 1, 2015/Column

The new code sets offer greater specificity in identifying health conditions.

Facing True North from the Louisiana South

Oct 1, 2015/Feature

New APTA President Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, talks about movement, the APTA vision, payment reform, listening, smartphones, lessons from her mom, shoe polish, and alligators.

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Considerations in the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Interventions for Stroke Rehabilitation: Moving the Field Forward

Feb 28, 2015/Innovative Technologies in Rehabilitation and Health Promotion: Special Series

In the past 2 decades, researchers have demonstrated the potential for virtual

Role of Body-Worn Movement Monitor Technology for Balance and Gait Rehabilitation

Feb 28, 2015/Innovative Technologies in Rehabilitation and Health Promotion: Special Series

This perspective article will discuss the potential role of body-worn movement

In Memoriam

Feb 28, 2015/Association Business

Report of the NIH Task Force on Research Standards for Chronic Low Back Pain

Jan 31, 2015/Reprint

Note fr'5ym PTJ's Editor in Chief: Both investigators

Patient-Reported Outcomes Associated With Use of Physical Therapist Services by Older Adults With a New Visit for Back Pain

Jan 31, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Among older adults, it is not clear how different

Habitual Physical Activity of Independently Ambulant Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: Are They Doing Enough?

Jan 31, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Despite the health benefits of regular physical activity,

Student Perceptions and Understanding of Client-Therapist Interactions Within the Inpatient Acute Care Environment: Qualitative Study

Jan 31, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Physical therapists practicing in inpatient acute

Physical Therapist Practice in the Emergency Department Observation Unit: Descriptive Study

Jan 31, 2015/Research Reports

Background

An upward trend in the number of hospital emergency

Efficacy of the McKenzie Method in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Protocol of Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

Jan 31, 2015/Protocol

Background

The McKenzie method is widely used as an active intervention