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Viewpoints: August 2024

Aug 1, 2024/Column

President's Note; Forum

APTA Members Can Get Discounts on BlueJay Telehealth Solutions Amid COVID-19

Apr 15, 2020/News

APTA members can take advantage of a special offer through July 15, 2020.

APTA Helps Create New Grant Opportunities for PTs

Jul 13, 2018/News

A new "mini grant" project aimed supporting implementation of a self-directed and group intervention program for adults living with arthritis.

New White Paper Presses for Consistent Mobility Assessments, More Outcome Measures for Hospitalized Older Adults

Oct 9, 2018/News

There is little consistency in the ways hospitals assess and promote movement, and almost no acknowledgement of mobility as an outcome measure. That needs to change, and soon, say authors of a new white paper.

APTA Part of the Effort to Save Rural Hospitals

Oct 11, 2017/News

Hospitals that serve rural areas are disappearing. APTA is supporting efforts to stop and even reverse that trend.

PT Supervision of PTAs: How and Why We Are #BetterTogether

Aug 6, 2018/Perspective

In my last 2 years of undergrad, I supervised a group of student mentees and, admittedly, I made mistakes. I had more job responsibilities than the people I supervised did. I was trusted with more responsibilities than they were. So my opinion should always trump theirs, right? Wrong. It was a disaster.

Foundation Research Grant Awards, Kendall Scholarships Announced

Dec 17, 2018/News

An APTA-funded $50,000 Health Services Research Pipeline grant will support an investigation into high-value early intervention for children with functional limitations. The award was among several Foundation grants and scholarship awards totaling more than $500,000.

A Permanent Fix to the Therapy Cap: Improved Access for Medicare Patients Comes With Pending APTA-Opposed Cut to PTA Payment

Feb 9, 2018/News

As part of a sprawling bipartisan budget deal passed today, Congress enacted a permanent solution to the problematic hard cap on outpatient physical therapy services under Medicare Part B, ending a 20-year cycle of patient uncertainty and wasteful short-term fixes.

Spina Bifida: Myelomeningocele

May 25, 2017/Clinical Summary

PTs can help children and adults with spina bifida gain and maintain mobility and function at their best throughout all stages of life.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Oct 20, 2011/Clinical Summary

PTs provide skilled interventions to reduce dyspnea and improve endurance, strength, and quality of life for people with COPD.