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Coalitions Bring Rehab Message, Powerful Stories to Capitol Hill

Jun 29, 2017/News

Days after the Senate introduced a bill that threatens to weaken required essential health benefits, a trio of coalitions sponsored a briefing on Capitol Hill to highlight the value of rehabilitation and habilitation services,

APTA Annual Report: 2018's Achievements Are Shaping the Future of the Profession

Apr 15, 2019/News

"I'm excited about where we're headed—together." Those words, from a statement from APTA President Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, in the 2018 APTA Annual Report, are exactly what the document is all about. Taken as a whole, it's a story of how creating connections can pay off—not only in meeting current challenges,

CMS Will Cover Supervised Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease

May 31, 2017/News

CMS announced that it will extend Medicare coverage for supervised exercise therapy to treat peripheral artery disease.

APTA Launches New Nutrition Webpage

Jun 9, 2017/News

There's now an APTA webpage that helps PTs navigate the issues in helping patients understand how nutrition affects function.

2017 NEXT: Revisit a Great Conference (or See Why You Should Attend in 2018)

Jul 5, 2017/News

APTA offers 2 ways to check out this year's NEXT event: a storify page packed with videos, photos, and social media posts, as well as an exclusive "PT in Motion News @NEXT" page that collects news stories and videos from the event.

APTA, Women's Section Help Clear Up Misinformation in NPR 'Mummy Tummy' Report

Aug 21, 2017/News

If the idea of a single, daily, 10-minute exercise being the solution to diastasis recti, aka "mummy tummy," seems too good to be true, that's because it probably is.

Study: Prevalence of Knee OA Today Twice What It Was 75 Years Ago

Aug 15, 2017/News

Knee OA has more than doubled among Americans since 1940, say researchers, and the increase can't be explained by longer lifespans or a higher prevalence of obesity. The real culprit could be physical inactivity.

Technological Possibilities, Practical Challenges: Report Looks at Assistive Technologies in the Workplace

Aug 14, 2017/News

Assistive technologies to help individuals in the workplace are developing at a rapid rate, but if the promise of these technologies is to be fully realized then thinking around access, user training, reimbursement, and other barriers needs to catch up.

7 Cool Things That Happened at APTA Over the Summer (And 1 Cool Thing for the Foundation)

Sep 19, 2017/News

As part of "Listember" week at PT in Motion News, here are 7 good things that happened at APTA over the summer—and 1 extremely good thing that happened at the Foundation for Physical Therapy.

NIH Exoskeleton Shows Promise in Treating Crouch Gait in Children With CP

Aug 30, 2017/News

Researchers from NIH believe they've come up with an exoskeleton with the right combination of features to treat crouch gait in children with CP —the device improves knee extension but does so in a way that allows wearers to use their own muscles.

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Graduate Record Examination Analytical Scores as Predictors of Academic Success in Four Entry-level Master's Degree Physical Therapy Programs

Sep 30, 1986/Education

This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of the Graduate Record Examination–Analytical

Increasing Role of Economic Analysis in the Health Care Industry

Sep 30, 1986/Administration

As the health care industry continues to absorb an ever-larger portion of society's

Hamstring Muscle Strain Treated by Mobilizing the Sacroiliac Joint

Jul 31, 1986/Research

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two types of treatment

Analysis of Shoulder Rotation Accompanying a Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Approach

Jul 31, 1986/Research

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the medial rotation that accompanies

Commentary

Jul 31, 1986/Practice

The opportunity to write a commentary may be viewed as being asked for a second

Authors' Response

Jul 31, 1986/Practice

We thank Mr. Howell for his stimulating review of our article. When judging the

Isokinetic Knee Flexion and Extension Torque in the Upright Sitting and Semireclined Sitting Positions

Jun 30, 1986/Research

We undertook this study to determine whether the isokinetic knee extension and

Effects of Intermittent Tendon Pressure on Alpha Motoneuron Excitability

Jun 30, 1986/Research

The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of intermittent tendon

Commentary

Jun 30, 1986/Research

The authors have approached the quantification of the physical demands of the physical

Senior Author's Response

Jun 30, 1986/Research

I thank Dr. Smith for her comments on our study. I would like to address two of