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Preferred Nomenclature for an Internationally Educated Physical Therapist

Jul 22, 2024/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Describes the association's position on the use of the terms internationally educated physical therapist and IEPT in its documents and publications.

New in PTJ: COVID-19 Guidelines for Hospital-Based PTs

Jul 17, 2020/Review

New recommendations published in PTJ provide guidance for hospital-based physical therapists managing patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Opportunities for PTs to Advance Proficiency in MSK Ultrasound

Oct 1, 2020/Article

PTs are eligible for education and training toward becoming registered in musculoskeletal sonography.

State Laws and Regulations Governing PTs' Ability to Certify Applications for Disability Parking Placards and License Plates

Jul 11, 2025/Resource

Find out in which states physical therapists have the ability to certify for disability placards.

APTA Board, Nominating Committee Recommendations Due March 10

Feb 4, 2025/News

Recommend your peers for APTA elected positions, including secretary, vice speaker, director, and Nominating Committee member.

APTA Practice Advisory: CPT Codes for Caregiver Training Without the Patient Present

Mar 27, 2024/Resource

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule added three CPT codes for providing caregiver education in the interest of an individual or a group of patients without the patient present.

Physical Therapy Overview for High School and Early College Students

Mar 1, 2021/Open Access

This PowerPoint is a great resource to provide general knowledge about the profession of physical therapy for high school and early college audiences.

Berg Balance Scale (BBS) for Parkinson Disease (PD)

Jun 13, 2013/Test & Measure

Berg Balance Scale for Parkinson Disease

Updated Guideline for Management of Hand, Hip, Knee OA Strongly Recommends Exercise-Based Approaches

Feb 11, 2020/News

In this review: 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee (Arthritis Care & Research, February, 2020) The Message Although researchers were not able to recommend precisely what kind and how much, exercise interventions

2019 Update of the American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis

Oct 1, 2019/CPG

Physical therapy is strongly recommended for patients with active or stable ankylosing spondyloarthritis. The reviewers conditionally recommend active interventions like supervised exercise over passive interventions like massage, ultrasound, and heat.