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'You Can't Care if You Aren't There': Provider Mental Health Can't Be Ignored

May 13, 2022/Perspective

Why are so many in the physical therapy community so quick to put everything else above their own personal needs?

New Fed Report Points to a Pattern of Improper Denials in Medicare Advantage

May 11, 2022/News

The findings from the HHS Inspector General's office echo APTA's longstanding concerns with the system.

Why Isn't Postpartum Physical Therapy Standard Practice? It Should Be

May 9, 2022/Perspective

This is when physical therapy can have a strong impact — during a time of healing, hormonal shifts, and altered body mechanics.

APTA's Glenohumeral OA Guidelines: Your Comments Needed by May 20

Apr 29, 2022/News

The draft CPG, rooted in a review of current research, addresses nonoperative and operative management.

Making Work Work: Why Occupational Health Physical Therapy Is My Passion

May 2, 2022/Perspective

The onsite physical therapist must act with urgency — like your hair is on fire!

Multiparticipant Therapy in Skilled Nursing Facilities

May 2, 2022/Podcast

PTJ walks you through the complexities around multiparticipant therapy provision in SNFs.

Study: Even Small Amounts of Physical Activity Can Lower Depression Risk

May 3, 2022/Review

An analysis of multiple studies found participants who reached just half of the weekly PA recommendation saw a 18% drop in depression risk.

Fall Event Returns to Help Sharpen Grant Writing, Research Proposal Skills

May 4, 2022/News

The GAMER workshop offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn from faculty experts and funding source representatives.

CMS Ramps Up Commitment to Health Care Equity

Apr 27, 2022/News

The agency laid out a general strategy for how it hopes to move the needle on disparities in access and outcomes.

PTAs: Advanced Proficiency Pathways Enrollment Deadline May 31

Apr 15, 2022/News

Prioritize your career development and enrich your knowledge in a specific area of care through APTA’s innovative program.

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Theoretical Considerations for Chronic Pain Rehabilitation

Aug 31, 2015/Perspectives

Conventional rehabilitation of patients with chronic pain is often not successful

Interpreting Effectiveness Evidence in Pain: Short Tour of Contemporary Issues

Jul 31, 2015/ProfessionWatch

There is no shortage of treatment approaches offered to people with pain. The maze

What Works to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults? Umbrella Review of Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials

Jul 31, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Preventing falls is an international priority. There

Levels and Patterns of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Elderly People With Mild to Moderate Parkinson Disease

Jul 31, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Decreased movement ability, one of the hallmarks

Effect of Trunk Support on Upper Extremity Function in People With Chronic Stroke and People Who Are Healthy

Jul 31, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Trunk control is thought to contribute to upper extremity

Race Differences: Use of Walking Speed to Identify Community-Dwelling Women at Risk for Poor Health Outcomes—Osteoarthritis Initiative Study

Jun 30, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Onset of disability, risk for future falls, frailty,

Cardiovascular Stress Induced by Whole-Body Vibration Exercise in Individuals With Chronic Stroke

Jun 30, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Although whole-body vibration (WBV) has sparked tremendous

Longitudinal Evaluation of Muscle Composition Using Magnetic Resonance in 4 Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Case Series

Jun 30, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an inherited recessive