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Empowering Physical Therapist Professional Education Programs to Deliver Modern Pain Content

Jan 3, 2023/Podcast

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette talks with Mark Shepherd, PT, DPT, DSc, about the current state of pain science in physical therapist professional education programs, as well as practical recommendations on how to incorporate modern pain content in an era of “curriculum creep.”

Modified Medical Research Council Questionnaire (of Dyspnea Scale) for COPD

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

EQ-5D©™ (Health-Related Quality of Life Measure)

Dec 30, 2022/Test & Measure

The EuroQol 5 Dimension 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) is a self-report survey that measures quality of life across 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension is scored on a 5-level severity ranking that ranges from "no problems" through "extreme

Asthma

Jan 20, 2015/Clinical Summary

PTs provide skilled examinations, therapeutic interventions, and education that have the potential to help people with asthma.

APTA Media Tour Delivers the "Choose to Move" Message

Oct 24, 2022/News

The importance of physical activity and the profession's movement expertise were featured in more than two dozen TV and radio interviews.

Single-Limb Hop – Achilles Tendinitis

Feb 1, 2014/Test & Measure

Single-limb hopping is part of a test battery comprised of tests for different aspects of muscle-tendon function of the gastrocnemius, soleus, and Achilles tendon complex.

APTA Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary PT and Academy of Acute Care: Role of Physical Therapists in the Management of Individuals at Risk for or Diagnosed With Venous Thromboembolism Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline 2022 (CPG+)

Aug 1, 2022/CPG

This update of a 2016 guideline provides assistance to physical therapists in the decision-making process when treating patients at risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) or diagnosed with a lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (LE DVT).

Modified Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire

Jun 12, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures how back pain or leg pain has affected their ability to manage in everyday life.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome

Jul 1, 2022/CPG

This guideline presents an algorithm and recommendations for the assessment, diagnosis, and management of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. See Guideline Statement 12 for suggested physical therapy interventions.

CMS Finalizes Fee Schedule Pay Bump for the First Time in 5 Years

Nov 18, 2025/Article

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a 3.26% increase to the conversion factor in the final Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule for 2026, resulting in physical therapists, on average, receiving a 1.75% increase in reimbursement under the fee schedule. What You Need to Know Reflecting