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Professional Pulse

Nov 1, 2018/Magazine

- Datapoints\r\n- Health Care Headlines\r\n- Research Roundup\r\n- Association Resources

A Growing Interest in Medical Marijuana

Feb 1, 2018/Article

With relaxed state laws and wider availability, use of cannabis and cannabinoids is increasing throughout the United States. PTs and PTAs need to know how patients can be affected in both positive and negative ways.

Practicing Ethically In Today's Health Care Environment

Apr 1, 2018/Feature

This APTA Magazine article recaps results from an APTA member survey that explored the amount of time PTs spend engaging in coordination-of-care activities without receiving payment.

2017 PT in Motion Annual Index

Dec 1, 2017/Magazine

This annual index provides a list of articles published in PT in Motion in 2017 by author and subject.

The Payment Squeeze in Postacute Care

Feb 1, 2018/Article

Last year, CMS proposed significant changes in the home health and skilled nursing settings, seeking to improve the value of payment in postacute care. PTs and PTAs must understand what's behind these efforts, what they need to do, and what may lie ahead.

What to Expect When They're Expecting: PTs Who Treat Patients During & After Pregnancy

Dec 1, 2017/Feature

Many women's health PTs treat patients during and after pregnancy. Here are some of the services they offer-and why they say it's important to spread the word to other health care professionals.

The New Frontier

Dec 1, 2017/Feature

How is technology altering physical therapist practice? APTA's new FiRST Council provides some insight.

Preventing Reinjury in Surgical Patients

Dec 1, 2017/Column

Here's how PTs can best avoid potential problems and reduce litigation risks.

Highlights from NEXT Conference & Exposition 2018

Sep 1, 2018/Feature

From the APTA House of Delegates to the educational sessions, NEXT 2018 in late June was all about establishing the physical therapy profession's place in society as an agent of positive change for individuals and communities. Here are some highlights from the meeting in Orlando, Florida.

Professional Pulse

Apr 1, 2018/Magazine

- Datapoints\r\n - Health Care Headlines\r\n - Research Roundup\r\n - Update on Opiods\r\n - Association Resources\r\n - In Memoriam

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Effect of Graded Electrical Stimulation on Blood Flow to Healthy Muscle

May 31, 1986/Research

The purpose of this study was to determine whether 2,500-Hz sine-wave electrical

Relationship Between Independent Sitting Balance and Side of Hemiparesis

May 31, 1986/Research

We conducted a retrospective chart audit of initial physical therapy evaluations

Effects of Short-term Electrical Stimulation on the Ultrastructure of Rat Skeletal Muscles

May 31, 1986/Research

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of short-term, 2,500-Hz

Management of Metatarsalgia Secondary to Biomechanical Disorders A Case Report

May 31, 1986/Practice

Metatarsalgia is defined as pain in the anterior segment of the foot.1

Predictors of Academic Achievement in Physical Therapy

May 31, 1986/Education

We undertook this retrospective study to determine the best predictors of academic

A Moment for Biomechanics

May 31, 1986/Letters and Responses

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As an engineer and physiologist

Chi-Square Limitations and Alternatives

May 31, 1986/Letters and Responses

<italic>To the Editor:</italic>

Given the simplicity of chi

Plan for Your Professional Writing Career

Mar 31, 1986/Editor's Notes

You know already that writing professional scientific literature requires you to

Decreased Isometric Knee Flexion Torque with Hip Extension in Hemiparetic Patients

Mar 31, 1986/Research

I measured the 90-degree isometric knee flexion torque of 12 hemiparetic patients

Abuse and Neglect of Elderly Persons by Family Members A Special Communication

Mar 31, 1986/Practice

Abuse and neglect of elderly persons, particularly by adult family members, is