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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.

You Can Be a Military PT

Apr 28, 2020/Perspective

Reading this may change your entire career path, or you may have a better understanding of what it means to be a military PT, which I would be happy with either.

Speaking Spanish and Finding My Voice

Aug 18, 2019/Perspective

It may sound dramatic to some, but this personal evolution has been genuinely liberating.

Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) and modified SEBT (mSEBT)

Jul 17, 2024/Test & Measure

SEBT is a reliable, responsive, and clinically relevant tool often used in the return to sport phase of rehabilitation. It is a simple yet challenging test to perform, and it can be time-consuming.

APTA Continues Strategic Investments to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

May 8, 2020/News

A new standing committee and staff position align with expanded fundraising efforts to advance this strategic plan objective.

Study: Starting Physical Therapy on Surgery Day Tied to Shorter Hospital Stays

Dec 7, 2022/Review

Geriatric hip fracture surgery patients who started PT services on the day of surgery or one day later also had lower mortality.

More PA Tied to Lower Hospitalization Risk for Common Diseases

Mar 10, 2023/Review

Higher levels of accelerometer-measured physical activity were associated with lower risk for nine of 25 common conditions.

An On-the-Nose Career

Apr 1, 2021/Column

Reminiscences of a PT and mother.

The X-Ray Showed a Bird

Aug 6, 2018/Perspective

I found myself nodding in agreement and thinking, "I hadn't thought of it like that."

Viewpoints

Mar 1, 2018/Magazine

PTs Must Demonstrate Their Value