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Keeping Pain Out of the Red Zone

Jul 1, 2017/Feature

The mechanisms of pain are both physical and psychological. Here's what PTs and PTAs need to know in order to gauge treatment strategies.

Four Things Good Physical Therapists Understand About People With Chronic Conditions

Feb 10, 2020/Perspective

The following is my insight for today's students and future clinicians for working with patients whose problems will likely outlast the course of treatment.

APTA Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy: Clinical Practice Guideline to Improve Locomotor Function Following Chronic Stroke, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, and Brain Injury (CPG+)

Jan 1, 2020/CPG

Suggests that task-specific walking training should be performed to improve walking speed and distance in those with acute-onset CNS injury although only at higher intensities or with augmented feedback.

23rd John H.P. Maley Lecturer: Robert Palisano

Aug 6, 2018/Podcast

Robert Palisano, PT, ScD, FAPTA, discusses the themes of his Maley Lecture, Lifecourse Health Development of Individuals with Chronic Health Conditions.

Serving Survivors

Apr 1, 2019/Feature

From pediatrics through palliative care, PTs and PTAs are playing important roles in improving the lives of survivors of cancer. Other health professions are taking notice and endorsing their efforts.

Society of Critical Care Medicine: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU

Aug 31, 2018/CPG

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU

Viewpoints: November 2022

Nov 1, 2022/Column

View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and opinion pieces from APTA's blog.

NYT Article Questions Arthroscopic Surgery, Acid Injections for Knee Pain

Jul 5, 2017/News

Brody compares her results with a friend who opted for physical therapy and is now pain-free.

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Children and Adolescents

Jan 29, 2017/Clinical Summary

PTs play an active role in the rehabilitation and habilitation of children with SCI.

St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire - COPD (SGRQ)

Jan 22, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures the impact of respiratory disease on participation.