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Teaching the Brain To Battle Degenerative Diseases

Jun 1, 2016/Feature

Individuals with neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson disease and multiple sclerosis need guided exercise. Physical therapists are leading efforts to keep them optimally mobile and healthy for as long as possible.

There's No Place Like Home: Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates

Nov 1, 2015/Feature

PTs are playing an important role in reducing patient readmissions to hospitals. They could play an even a bigger one. Learn how.

Adding a Digital Front Door to Your Practice

Sep 1, 2025/Feature

From scheduling to communication, some practice owners say digital access is no longer optional. Discover how PT practices can adapt — and thrive.

Hands On: Grip Strength as a Measure of Health

Sep 1, 2025/Feature

Could a simple squeeze predict overall health? A growing number of PTs say grip strength should be a standard measure of strength and functional status. Here’s why.

The Real Value of Physical Therapy: APTA Report Proves Its Worth

Sep 1, 2025/Feature

Learn how people are using "The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States" to make the case that physical therapy is cost-effective.

Success Story | Paddle Up: How One Patient Inspired a Community Through Pickleball

Sep 1, 2025/Column

A team of PTs and educators designed a community-based pickleball program to explore its impact on people with Parkinson’s disease.

Clarity, Courage, Commitment: Reframing Equity Work

Oct 1, 2025/Feature

During the 2025 Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture, Didi Matthews, PT, DPT, urged PTs and PTAs to reframe their equity work.

Student Focus | APTA Hand and Upper Extremity

Sep 1, 2025/Column

Jason Lau, PT, DPT, interviews Jamie Grigsby, PT, DPT, and Melissa Lazinski, PT, DPT, DHSc, with APTA Hand & Upper Extremity.

Advocacy Update | Why Relationships Matter in Advocacy With Payers

Sep 1, 2025/Advocacy Update

We sat down with an APTA health policy specialist to look inside the efforts that led to Aetna’s groundbreaking direct access policy change.

APTA President’s Note | Evolving Together

Oct 1, 2025/Column

PTs and PTAs are adapting, innovating, and shaping the profession, says APTA President Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD, in this issue’s column.

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Knee Flexion Torque Data

May 31, 1984/Letters and Responses

<italic>To the Editor:</italic>

As clinicians who frequently

Underwater Weighing Using the Hubbard Tank vs the Standard Tank

Apr 30, 1984/Research

The purpose of this study was to determine whether underwater weighing in the Hubbard

Physical Therapy and Hospice Concept and Practice

Apr 30, 1984/Practice

Hospice, a concept for dying patients and their families, combines human intervention

Preparation of Physical Therapists for Employment in Public Schools A New Approach

Apr 30, 1984/Education

Physical therapists are providing services increasingly to children in public school

Commentary

Mar 31, 1984/Research

The authors of this article are to be commended on their attempts to provide reliability

Senior Author's Response

Mar 31, 1984/Research

The foregoing commentary provided by Dr. Connolly is both thoughtful and comprehensive.

Lateral Electrical Surface Stimulation as an Alternative To Bracing in the Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis Treatment Protocol and Patient Acceptance

Mar 31, 1984/Research

The purpose of this article is twofold. The first is to describe the management

Effect of Repeated Eight-Minute Muscle Loading on the Angle of Straight-Leg Raising

Mar 31, 1984/Research

The right lower extremities of 10 experimental subjects were passively loaded for

Effect of Technique Variation on Sensory Nerve Conduction Characteristics

Mar 31, 1984/Research

The impact of technique variation on the wave-form characteristics of the evoked

Ankle and Subtalar Motion During Gait in Arthritic Patients

Mar 31, 1984/Research

The purposes of this study were 1) to document ankle and subtalar motion during