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The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, July 2021

Jul 14, 2021/Roundup

APTA members and the profession in the media, July 2021 edition.

Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

Sep 21, 2021/Test & Measure

The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) contains 3 components: Balance test, Gait Speed test, and Chair Stand test. These components are useful for a physical therapist (PT) to evaluate the functional mobility of an older adult’s lower extremities.

Mindfulness: Just What the PT Ordered

May 24, 2021/Perspective

I wanted to be a victor and not a victim in any situation. Mindfulness turned out to be my answer.

Medicare Payment Changes: 2022

Jan 7, 2022/Resource

We've compiled a summary on the numerous changes to 2022 Medicare regulations related to payment under the Physician Fee Schedule, the PTA differential, remote therapeutic monitoring codes, and more.

I Can Make Someone's Day

May 1, 2022/Column

I have found that the hardest pill to swallow is that I am incapable of fixing all of my patients' problems.

Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index, Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (ODI, ODQ)

May 16, 2019/Test & Measure

Measures disability and quality of life in individuals with low back pain (LBP).

Study: As Few as 3.7 Minutes of Short-Burst Vigorous PA Lowers Cancer Risk

Aug 28, 2023/Review

Researchers found that vigorous intermittent lifestyle PA daily can lower risk by as much as 32%. And it doesn't have to happen all at once.

FTC Drops Legal Appeals, Abandons Noncompete Rule

Oct 8, 2025/News

In August 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas permanently barred the Federal Trade Commission's ban on employee noncompetes. The decision, applied nationally, prohibited the FTC from enforcing its April 2024 Noncompete Rule. Following the Texas decision, as well

Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ)

Oct 2, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures fear avoidance beliefs associated with low back pain (LBP).

Trunk Muscle Power and Endurance

Oct 2, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures the assessment of trunk extensor strength has been highly correlated with the development and persistence of low back pain.