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Study Reveals Significant Disparities in Nursing Home Staffing

Aug 31, 2022/Review

About 16% of nursing homes are in severely deprived neighborhoods and lag behind in available personnel, particularly PTs and RNs.

Study: Homebound Older Adults Associated With Higher Medicare Spending

Aug 30, 2022/Review

Researchers find higher hospital admission rates, lower PCP usage, and more visits to the ED among this 'often invisible' population.

Advocacy in Action: Fee Schedule Comment Letters from APTA Members, Part 3

Sep 2, 2022/Perspective

We're sharing real-world examples of what makes for a great comment letter. This installment: an experienced PT's perspective.

Get Ready for the 30th Annual National Physical Therapy Month

Sep 6, 2022/Article

It’s time to plan your celebration of the profession — and the important role you play in it.

Regular Physical Activity Linked to Lower Risk of Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes

Sep 6, 2022/Review

A systematic review and meta-analysis looked at studies relating to COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, severe illness, and death.

Study Bolsters the Case for SMART Act

Sep 7, 2022/News

Policy research cosponsored by APTA reveals potential savings through eased PTA and OTA supervision requirements.

We Can't Afford to Lose the 'Pain Pulse'

Sep 9, 2022/Perspective

It's getting stronger, louder, and more powerful — more pain science, pain education, and pain treatment knowledge is being published, taught, and used effectively to help patients suffering with a diagnosis of primary pain.

Final FY 2023 SNF Rule: An Advocacy Win Brightens the Payment Picture

Aug 29, 2022/Review

CMS took the advice of APTA and others, and made some additional adjustments of its own. The result: a welcome 2.7% increase.

Commercial Payer Update, August 2022

Aug 24, 2022/Roundup

The PTA differential, MPPR, payment limits, and more.

Advocacy in Action: Fee Schedule Comment Letters From APTA Members, Part 2

Aug 26, 2022/Perspective

Another example of a great comment letter. This installment: Commenting when Medicare beneficiaries aren't your primary patient population.

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Lumbar Posture—Should It, and Can It, Be Modified? A Study of Passive Tissue Stiffness and Lumbar Position During Activities of Daily Living

Sep 30, 2003/Research Reports

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Background and Purpose. Physical therapists

An Alternative Explanation

Sep 30, 2003/Departments

Measuring Functional Change in Children With Acquired Brain Injury (ABI): Comparison of Generic and ABI-Specific Scales Using the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI)

Aug 31, 2003/Research Reports

Background and Purpose. The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory

Nonoperative Management of Functional Hallux Limitus in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis