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Population Health: Where Do PTs and PTAs Fit?

Apr 7, 2021/Podcast

While one-to-one care is the main focus of most physical therapy providers, looking at the health of a population — however you define it — can reveal patterns and obstacles that can be addressed. The topic is especially timely, as this week is National Public Health Week, and April 7 is World Health

Coronavirus Update: April 7

Apr 7, 2021/Roundup

APTA call for more attention to PASC, new travel guidance from the CDC, increasing COVID-19 rates among children, and more.

Win: Senate Votes To Continue Suspension of Medicare Sequester Cut through 2021

Mar 26, 2021/News

The compromise bill is likely to make it into law, but a lag in enactment could cause some logistical challenges.

APTA-CAPTE Joint Statement on Advancing Physical Therapy Education Accreditation

Mar 29, 2021/Statement

The statement is a promising first step to further enhance an already strong connection between the two organizations.

Defensive Contracting: Extrapolation, E-Payment, and Virtual Credit Cards

Mar 30, 2021/Article

A quick explanation of two payer activities that you may encounter in a contract: what they are, what to look for, and what you can do.

Won't Back Down: PTs, PTAs, Achieve Their Specialist, Proficiency Goals in 2020

Mar 30, 2021/News

In a challenging year, more than 3,000 PTs and PTAs earned a certification, were recertified, or achieved PTA advanced proficiency.

An On-the-Nose Career

Apr 1, 2021/Podcast

Defining Moment: Reminiscences of a PT and mother.

Chronic Pain: Time To Embrace the Big Three

Mar 31, 2021/Perspective

Physical therapy is ideally placed to take on the three main tenets of pain treatment and meaningfully impact the lives of patients.

In a Few Minutes, Access a Wealth of Financial Resources

Apr 9, 2021/Perspective

APTA is here to help you take control of your financial future.

Researchers: Physical Inactivity Impacts a Host of Noncommunicable Diseases

Apr 12, 2021/Review

A global study links significant percentages of dementia, depression, cancer, and stroke to insufficient PA.

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Intermanual Transfer Effect in Young Children After Training in a Complex Skill: Mechanistic, Pseudorandomized, Pretest-Posttest Study

Apr 30, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Intermanual transfer implies that motor skills learned

Construct Validity of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure in Participants With Tendon Injury and Dupuytren Disease

Apr 30, 2015/Research Reports

Background

In patient-centered practice, instruments need to

Interrater Reliability of AM-PAC “6-Clicks” Basic Mobility and Daily Activity Short Forms

Apr 30, 2015/Research Reports

Background

The interrater reliability of 2 new inpatient functional

Effect of Taping on Spinal Pain and Disability: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

Mar 31, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Taping is a widely used therapeutic tool for the

Daily Exercises and Education for Preventing Low Back Pain in Children: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Mar 31, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Children report low back pain (LBP) as young as 8

Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Cancer Referred for Outpatient Physical Therapy

Mar 31, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Cancer rehabilitation is a developing area, with

Factors Associated With Physical Therapists' Implementation of Physical Activity Interventions in the Netherlands

Mar 31, 2015/Knowledge Translation and Implementation Special Series

Background

Physical therapists play an important role in the

Combined Clinical and Home Rehabilitation: Case Report of an Integrated Knowledge-to-Action Study in a Dutch Rehabilitation Stroke Unit

Mar 31, 2015/Knowledge Translation and Implementation Special Series

Background and Purpose

There is growing awareness that the poor