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Jul 2, 2018/News
The power of physical therapy to help prevent people from starting opioid use has been well-documented, but work now being done by PTs and PTAs is showing that the profession also has an important role to play in the lives of those recovering from addiction.
Jul 3, 2018/News
CMS issued a proposed rule for home health payment that resurrects elements for an entirely new payment methodology by, among other changes, shifting care from 60-day to 30-day episodes and removing therapy service-use thresholds from case-mix parameters.
Jun 29, 2018/News
APTA's consumer information website, MoveForwardPT.com, is a continually expanding resource where patients can learn about the many conditions and patient populations PTs treat. Here are some recent additions to the site.
The House is working cohesively to see to it that as APTA approaches its centennial, the association continues to embrace its #BetterTogether ideal and lives out its commitment to making bold moves.
Jun 28, 2018/News
A panel of 4 PTs with firsthand experience in responding to emergencies agree: PTs and PTAs have an important role to play in responding to these situations. The problem, they say, is that not everyone fully understands that role—including many PTs and PTAs.
Jun 25, 2018/News
The following members were elected to APTA's Board of Directors and Nominating Committee at the 2018 House of Delegates in Orlando, Florida.
Jun 20, 2018/News
No lasting gains can be made until policymakers embrace the value of nonpharmacological approaches to chronic pain.
Jun 15, 2018/News
ASAE announced that APTA, AOTA, and ASHA were the joint winners of a 2018 Power of A Gold Award for their combined "Stop the Cap" efforts.
Jun 13, 2018/News
"The Good Stuff," is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.
Jun 8, 2018/News
If a rule from CMS is adopted as proposed, PTs and PTAs who work in SNFs could find those facilities facing some major changes in payment. Those changes could include a new case-mix methodology system and altered therapy reporting requirements.
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Sep 30, 2014/LEAP: Linking Evidence And Practice
Sep 30, 2014/Research Reports
BackgroundCurrent management of osteoarthritis (OA) focuses
Current management of osteoarthritis (OA) focuses
BackgroundPeople with multiple sclerosis (MS) have diminished
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have diminished
Sep 30, 2014/Departments
Aug 31, 2014/Research Reports
BackgroundThe association between somatosensory impairments
The association between somatosensory impairments
BackgroundPediatric physical therapy seems to reduce skull
Pediatric physical therapy seems to reduce skull
BackgroundNumerous tools and individual items have been proposed
Numerous tools and individual items have been proposed
BackgroundThe US Public Health Service (USPHS) recommends tobacco
The US Public Health Service (USPHS) recommends tobacco
BackgroundChildren with disabilities have an increased risk
Children with disabilities have an increased risk
BackgroundCurrent literature views safe gait as a complex task,
Current literature views safe gait as a complex task,
