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New Technology: Keeping It Ethical, Keeping It Legal

Nov 1, 2019/Feature

Advances in health care technology raise legal and ethical issues. Here are some situations you soon may encounter, if you haven't already. How should you respond?

In Praise of Low-Tech Tools

Aug 1, 2019/Feature

In an increasingly technological age, mainstay items of physical therapy such as exercise balls, foam rollers, and elastic resistance bands retain their therapeutic value-and will continue to do so, these PTs say.

Viewpoints

Mar 1, 2017/Magazine

Exploring the knowledge-to-practice gap.

Protecting the Protectors

May 1, 2017/Feature

Tactical athletes-firefighters, law enforcement officers, and military personnel-make it their mission to keep Americans safe. Across the country, PTs are committed to returning the favor.

Modality Realities

Jun 1, 2016/Column

A PTA's concern about an aspect of the care plan is dismissed.

Where's the Crime?

Aug 1, 2016/Column

Weighing the consequences of silence.

A Guide to Safeguarding Patient Information

Aug 1, 2015/Column

From the federal government, an excellent map to navigating HIPAA's privacy, security, and breach-notification rules.

A Look Ahead: Technology

Sep 1, 2021/Article

Whatever the "hot" tech thing is today, it's likely to be something completely different in five years, much less 25 years or more. PTs offer their projections on advances that will aid the profession and the patients they serve.

Tools to Treat the Whole Patient

Aug 15, 2018/Perspective

A patient who enters your clinic with knee pain is more than just their diagnosis, the same as an individual with Parkinson disease.

CDC: Concussion Rates Among High Schoolers May be Undercounted

Jun 25, 2018/Review

In 2017, an estimated 15% of high school students experienced 1 or more concussions, and 6% experienced 2 or more.