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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.

APTA Reaches 100K Member Milestone

Aug 7, 2017/News

The association reached the milestone on August 4, after a spring and summer campaign highlighting the ways APTA membership benefits both the individual member and the profession as a whole.

#ChoosePT Receives Commendation from KY House

Jul 24, 2017/News

APTA's #ChoosePT opioid awareness campaign has been recognized by the KY House of Representatives, which issued a statement honoring APTA and its KY Chapter for providing "an important opportunity" for public education on the "tremendous benefits of physical therapy."

CMS Issues Corrections on 2017 Participation Requirement Rule for LTC Facilities

Jul 31, 2017/News

CMS recently made more than a few tweaks to a 2017 final rule for LTC facilities—including changes that move compliance deadlines and reinstate unintentionally omitted requirements.

PTAs Included in TRICARE? House Committee Takes First Steps

Jun 30, 2017/News

The US Committee on Armed Services approved changes to the 2018 NDAA that orders the US Secretary of Defense to figure out how to bring PTAs, OTAs, and other support personnel in the TRICARE payment system.

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: Physical Therapy May Be Underused Among Patients With OA

Dec 1, 2017/News

Patients with OA may be underusing nonsurgical therapies such as physical therapy, say authors of a recent study published in Arthritis Care & Research. The use of physical therapy, a guideline-recommended first-line treatment, is “a key area for improvement,” researchers write.

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.

Innovation 2.0 Learning Lab to Focus on PTs as Key Players in PCMHs to Address Childhood Obesity

Nov 20, 2017/News

Managing childhood obesity in a patient-centered medical home setting is the fourth and final installment of APTA’s online Learning Labs series based on the Innovation 2.0 initiative.

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.