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The Digitally Enabled Physical Therapist: An APTA Foundational Paper

Nov 21, 2022/Resource

This foundational paper is intended to provide APTA members with information on the current landscape of digital health in physical therapy.

Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ)

Jun 30, 2022/Test & Measure

This summary describes a 21-item self-assessment survey to assess the extent to which heart failure (HF) affects the patient’s activities of daily living and quality of life. The higher the score, the more severe the limitations.

Epic Lift Capacity Test (ELC)

Jun 16, 2022/Test & Measure

The EPIC Lift Capacity test (ELC) is used to evaluate lifting capacity through different vertical ranges necessary to carry out the occupational demands required for lifting on an occasional or frequent basis.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-2 and GAD-7)

Dec 28, 2022/Test & Measure

This brief self-report measure was developed to help identify people who may have generalized anxiety disorder.

APTA: Cancer Related Fatigue Screening and Assessment Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG+)

Jan 4, 2023/CPG

This guideline recommends measurement tools that health care providers should use to screen for and assess cancer-related fatigue in individuals with cancer.

University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA)

Apr 22, 2022/Test & Measure

URICA measures a using a patient's readiness to change self-reported questionnaire that categorizes the patient into one of the 4 following stages: precontemplation, contemplation, action, or maintenance.

APTA Practice Advisory: Screening Patients for Anxiety

Jun 28, 2023/Resource

Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants should be prepared to take part in patient screenings for anxiety.

The Digitally Enabled Physical Therapist Infographic

Feb 8, 2023/Infographic

Digital health solutions, which are increasingly being used by physical therapists now, refer to the use of virtual tools to deliver health care services or enable better health.

Referral To Physical Therapy

Jul 27, 2012/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Describes APTA's position on referral to physical therapy.

Position on Research

Oct 1, 2025/Policies & Bylaws

House position: APTA supports rigorous scientific inquiry as an essential requisite for developing and advancing the physical therapy profession.

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Effect of Pulsed Short Wave Diathermy on Skeletal Muscle Injury in Rabbits

Jan 31, 1987/Research

The purpose of this study was to determine whether short wave diathermy (SWD) would

Limited Joint Mobility in Adults with Diabetes Mellitus

Jan 31, 1987/Research

Limited joint mobility (LJM) has been identified as a manifestation of diabetes

High Intensity Electrical Stimulation Effect on Thigh Musculature During Immobilization for Knee Sprain A Case Report

Jan 31, 1987/Practice

We conducted high intensity electrical stimulation of the quadriceps femoris and

Thermoplastic Minerva Body Jacket—A Practical Alternative to Current Methods of Cervical Spine Stabilization A Clinical Report

Jan 31, 1987/Practice

The halo body jacket and plaster Minerva body jacket have been the preferred orthoses

Cost of Clinical Instructors' Time in Clinical Education—Physical Therapy Students

Jan 31, 1987/Education

The purpose of this study was to estimate the total clinical instructor time required

Relative Dynamic Muscular Endurance of Patients with Neuromuscular Disorders and of Healthy Matched Control Subjects

Dec 31, 1986/Research

This study was undertaken to determine whether the relative muscular endurance

Commentary

Dec 31, 1986/Research

The article that I have been asked to comment on deals with the performance properties

Soleus Muscle Electromyographic Activity and Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion During Four Stretching Procedures

Dec 31, 1986/Research

Volitional muscle contractions are used frequently in some combination with muscle

Effect of Electrical Stimulation Current Frequencies on Isometric Knee Extension Torque

Dec 31, 1986/Research

The purpose of this study was to compare the isometric knee extension torques of

Letting Go A Special Communication

Dec 31, 1986/Practice

Janet G. was a 24-year-old black, female college student and a dietary aide at