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Mar 29, 2019/News
Sometimes physical therapy doesn't just heal an injury, it changes the course of a patient's life for the better. Colleen Rapp, a press operator for the Denver Post, thought her physically demanding job was exercise enough—until she got a wholistic view of her health status from her physical therapist
Jan 30, 2019/Review
A picture of the value of early physical therapy for LBP is emerging—and the results are encouraging.
Jan 24, 2019/News
If you think the physical therapy profession has an important role to play in improving public health on multiple fronts, you won't get any arguments from US Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, MPH. In fact, you might get the rhetorical equivalent of a high-five. In an address that repeatedly cited the
Jan 28, 2019/News
Take a look at the new APTA strategic plan covering the next 3 years, and almost immediately something becomes abundantly clear: the association has no intention of kicking back and cruising into its centennial in 2021. Dig deeper, and you're likely to find that the goals to be reached between now and
Jan 23, 2019/Review
An as-yet unexplained connection: higher levels of physical activity and motor skills seem to create a "cognitive reserve" that buoys cognitive performance during life.
Jan 22, 2019/Review
"Our data supports the possibility of increased cost effectiveness when compared with traditional insurance-based PT services," authors write.
Jan 4, 2019/Review
Routine assessments of mobility level by a PT can help better identify older adults at highest risk for hospitalization.
Jan 9, 2019/News
Headed to the 2019 APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM)? Now you can help out the local community while you're there. It's easy. This year, CSM attendees have 2 opportunities to help kids and adults in the DC/Maryland/Northern Virginia (DMV) area. One involves little more than downloading an app and
Jan 2, 2019/News
The link between the physical therapy profession and services to military veterans has always been strong, but recently the relationship received a boost in the form of an official partnership between APTA and US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to promote and enhance the health of the nation's veterans.
Jan 3, 2019/News
APTA's Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry (Registry) has been approved again by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a qualified clinical data registry (QCDR). The designation for 2019 means that physical therapists (PTs) who participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System
