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The Power of Predictive Analytics

Feb 1, 2020/Feature

How patient data can answer questions to help PTs provide better care, improve outcomes, and lower costs.

Institutionalizing Inventiveness

Mar 1, 2020/Feature

A growing number of schools that offer DPT and pre-physical therapy programs are exposing their students to strategies for inventing and innovating, from concept to production and marketing. And the programs' goals reach well beyond the invention itself.

Good to Be Home

Feb 1, 2020/Feature

Physical therapists working in home health discuss their evolving role in the continuum of patient care.

Fall and Balance

Feb 1, 2020/Column

When patient confidentiality and broader need are in conflict.

Making a Wheel Difference

Feb 1, 2020/Column

A program plays a key "roll" in altering perceptions.

PTs Helping to Heal Survivors of Torture

Nov 1, 2017/Feature

Their numbers in the United States are higher than you might think. Here's what to look for and how best to meet their needs.

A Growing Interest in Medical Marijuana

Feb 1, 2018/Article

With relaxed state laws and wider availability, use of cannabis and cannabinoids is increasing throughout the United States. PTs and PTAs need to know how patients can be affected in both positive and negative ways.

Practicing Ethically In Today's Health Care Environment

Apr 1, 2018/Feature

This APTA Magazine article recaps results from an APTA member survey that explored the amount of time PTs spend engaging in coordination-of-care activities without receiving payment.

Professional Pulse

Aug 1, 2017/Magazine

- Data Points\r\n - Focus on Opioids\r\n - Research Roundup\r\n - Practice Management\r\n - Association Resources

Nutrition: A Portion of PTs' Menu of Services

Sep 1, 2017/Feature

Diet and nutrition are key factors in managing many conditions that PTs treat and are part of PTs' scope of practice. Here are some insights from the growing number of clinicians who offer nutrition-related services.

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Recruitment Patterns in Human Skeletal Muscle During Electrical Stimulation

Mar 31, 2005/Perspectives

Abstract

Electromyostimulation (EMS) incorporates the use of electrical

Physical Therapy Interventions for Patients With Stroke in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

Feb 28, 2005/Research Reports

Abstract

Background and Purpose. The purpose of this

Bone Mineral Density During Total Contact Cast Immobilization for a Patient With Neuropathic (Charcot) Arthropathy

Feb 28, 2005/Case Reports

Abstract

Background and Purpose. Diabetes mellitus (DM)-related

The Kappa Statistic in Reliability Studies: Use, Interpretation, and Sample Size Requirements

Feb 28, 2005/Perspectives

Abstract

Purpose. This article examines and illustrates

Evaluation of Female Pelvic-Floor Muscle Function and Strength

Feb 28, 2005/Perspectives

Abstract

Evaluation of pelvic-floor muscle (PFM) function and strength

Invited Commentary

Feb 28, 2007/Research Reports

Author Response

Feb 28, 2007/Research Reports

Arthrokinematics in a Subgroup of Patients Likely to Benefit From a Lumbar Stabilization Exercise Program

Feb 28, 2007/Research Reports

<bold>Background and Purpose</bold>

A clinical prediction rule