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Resources for Teaching Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Physical Therapy Education

Feb 4, 2025/Resource

Cultural competence isn't a destination; it's a journey that never stops.

Issue Brief: Status of the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Feb 21, 2024/Issue Brief

Despite strong advocacy from APTA and a host of other patient and provider organizations, as well as harsh criticism within Congress' own ranks, lawmakers have not addressed the 3.4% reduction in the fee schedule’s conversion factor that is used to determine payment. The next opportunity to include it

Achilles Tendinopathy

Mar 4, 2024/Clinical Summary

PTs diagnose and provide conservative management of Achilles tendinopathy, helping people return to their daily activities and preventing long-term disability.

Functional Assessment Standardized Items (FASI)

Mar 8, 2024/Test & Measure

FASI is a set of reliable and valid person-centered items that can be used to evaluate a person’s need for assistance with everyday activities.

Stroke, Part II: Examination and Evaluation

May 1, 2024/Clinical Summary

This clinical summary provides information on the background, pathophysiology, and management of people who are at risk for and who have had a cerebrovascular accident.

Stroke, Part III: Interventions and Outcomes

May 1, 2024/Clinical Summary

This clinical summary provides information on the background, pathophysiology, and management of people who are at risk for and who have had a cerebrovascular accident.

Telerehabilitation in Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association (CPG+)

Mar 21, 2024/CPG

The guideline provides 7 recommendations that address the impact of, preparation for, and implementation of telerehabilitation in physical therapist practice. Each recommendation includes potential benefits, harms, and cost of implementation. In addition, the guideline identifies areas where additional

Motions for the 2024 House

The House of Delegates is an APTA policymaking body that comprises voting delegates and nonvoting delegates. The House meets annually, making decisions on issues that may have far-reaching implications for the association and for the profession of physical therapy. Listed below are the motions for the

Stroke, Part I: Overview and Classification

May 1, 2024/Clinical Summary

This clinical summary provides information on the background, pathophysiology, and management of people who are at risk for and who have had a cerebrovascular accident.

Movement System Diagnosis

May 22, 2024/Resource

APTA Board of Directors adopted a set of criteria to be used by any stakeholder groups developing diagnostic systems/labels as it applies to movement system diagnosis.

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Cost of Clinical Instructors' Time in Clinical Education—Physical Therapy Students

Jan 31, 1987/Education

The purpose of this study was to estimate the total clinical instructor time required

Relative Dynamic Muscular Endurance of Patients with Neuromuscular Disorders and of Healthy Matched Control Subjects

Dec 31, 1986/Research

This study was undertaken to determine whether the relative muscular endurance

Commentary

Dec 31, 1986/Research

The article that I have been asked to comment on deals with the performance properties

Soleus Muscle Electromyographic Activity and Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion During Four Stretching Procedures

Dec 31, 1986/Research

Volitional muscle contractions are used frequently in some combination with muscle

Effect of Electrical Stimulation Current Frequencies on Isometric Knee Extension Torque

Dec 31, 1986/Research

The purpose of this study was to compare the isometric knee extension torques of

Letting Go A Special Communication

Dec 31, 1986/Practice

Janet G. was a 24-year-old black, female college student and a dietary aide at

Recognition of Job Experience for Educational Credit in Physical Therapy—A Challenge Process Suggestion from the Field

Dec 31, 1986/Education

Physical therapist aides learn many skills through “on-the-job” experience but

Thermography Training a Must for Physical Therapists

Dec 31, 1986/Letters and Responses

<italic>To the Editor:</italic>

As a clinical physical therapist

Introduction

Nov 30, 1986/Special Issue: Shoulder Complex

The shoulder complex provides a high level of versatility for the arm. It suspends

Functional Anatomy of the Shoulder Complex

Nov 30, 1986/Special Issue: Shoulder Complex

The shoulder complex, together with other joint and muscle mechanisms of the upper