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APTA Results (4,469 Results)

Includes articles, courses, and CPGs. Unlimited access for APTA members.

Finding Physical Therapy Literature

Aug 13, 2024/Article

No single database provides access to every journal or magazine article ever published. Here are places to start your research quest.

My Favorite Year?

May 9, 2020/Column

We needn't depend on others to define it.

Neuropathic Pain Scale (NPS)

Jun 5, 2017/Test & Measure

This scale measures 10 specific qualities associated with neuropathic pain.

Hand Held Myometry/Dynamometry

Mar 1, 2025/Test & Measure

Hand Held Myometry/Dynamometry

10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT) for Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, or Cognitive Impairment (Gait Speed)

Feb 1, 2015/Test & Measure

Measures self-selected or comfortable gait speed (m/s) over a short distance.

Section of the Month: Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Mar 20, 2017/News

What does the academy have to offer its student members?

6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) (applied to patients who have had lower extremity total joint replacement)

Aug 7, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures a patient's functional capacity by recording the distance ambulated during a 6 min duration.

Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I)

Jun 16, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures fear of falling during both easy and difficult physical activities and social activities.

Using Behavioral Economics to Improve Patient Adherence

Dec 1, 2022/Feature

Knowing why patients make the decisions they do can be key to achieving better outcomes.

CSM 2017 Coverage

May 1, 2017/Feature

We Imagined. We Discovered. We Grew. In her introductory remarks to the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties ceremony for newly certified clinical specialists, the traditional opener to the Combined Sections Meeting (CSM), APTA President Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, announced that CSM 2017 would be