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Prevention and Wellness

Research continues to show the significant benefits of lifestyle changes on health.

Pain Management

The CDC recommends safe alternatives like physical therapy to manage most pain.

Hospital Readmissions

PTs serve an important role in patient safety and patient care transitions.

Administrative Burden Advocacy

Excessive time and resources spent on documentation and administrative tasks can hurt patient outcomes.

Direct Access Advocacy

More needs to be done to improve direct access in states across the country.

Essential Health Benefits Advocacy

Rehabilitative and habilitative services are among the essential health benefits that need to be maintained — and even expanded.

IDEA and ESSA Advocacy

Every student deserves the ability to succeed in the classroom and beyond. The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act and Every Student Succeeds Act make that possible.

Referral for Profit

Patient choice and proper utilization must be protected.

Term and Title Protection Advocacy

Words matter. The use of "physical therapy," "physiotherapy," and the PT, DPT, and PTA titles should be restricted to qualified professionals.

Balance and Falls

Physical therapy can make a difference—not just in recovery, but in falls prevention.

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Rehabilitation of an Elite Gymnast With a Type II Manubriosternal Dislocation

Mar 31, 2007/Case Reports

<bold>Background and Purpose</bold>

This case report describes

Author Response

Mar 31, 2007/Letters

Disability and Our Identity

Apr 30, 1994/Editor's Notes

Disability Following Hip Fracture

Apr 30, 1994/Special Issue: Physical Disability

Risks for hip fractures are greater for women than for men and increase with age.

Arthritis and the Process of Disablement

Apr 30, 1994/Special Issue: Physical Disability

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are two medical conditions that broadly

Disability in Poliomyelitis Sequelae

Apr 30, 1994/Special Issue: Physical Disability

Patients who have been affected by poliomyelitis may develop new symptoms such

Looking for Physical Therapy Outcomes

Apr 30, 1994/Special Issue: Physical Disability

Assessing the outcomes of physical therapy will be difficult in many instances,

Impairments and Disabilities—The Difference: Proposal for Adjustment of the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps

Apr 30, 1994/Special Issue: Physical Disability

In this article, a proposal for adjustment of the Classification of Impairments

Measuring Physical Disablement: The Contextual Challenge

Apr 30, 1994/Special Issue: Physical Disability

Context is a fundamental consideration in physical therapy assessment and in the