Skip to main content

Search

Clear
Filter by Type
Filter by Topics
Filter by Symptoms & Conditions
Filter by Year

APTA Search

Includes articles, courses, and CPGs. Unlimited access for APTA members.

APTA, ACSM Partnership Agreement Formalizes Long-Time Collaboration

Feb 4, 2019/News

A longstanding collaborative relationship is now official: APTA and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) have entered into a formal partnership that the organizations believe will strengthen their work toward improving health through movement. ACSM is now a participant in the APTA Partnerships

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, January 2019

Jan 16, 2019/News

"The Good Stuff," is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day. Enjoy! The PT as gaitkeeper: Colleen Brough, PT, DPT, MS,

Move Forward Radio Catches a 'Big Wave' Surfing Legend

Dec 21, 2018/News

Now on APTA's Move Forward Radio: an interview with Laird Hamilton, who's made an international name for himself as, yes, a fearless surfer but also as an athlete who, in his own words, has survived his body being "torn, punctured, ripped, scraped, broken…you name it."

2019 House of Delegates Motions Now Posted

Apr 3, 2019/News

APTA members now can access the first official packet of motions that will be considered by the 2019 APTA House of Delegates (House) when it convenes June 10-12 in Chicago, Illinois. Called "Packet 1," the compilation contains 70 House motions and is provided as the official notice of all motions. On

2019 MPPR Calculator Now Available

Jan 3, 2019/News

It's back: APTA's members-only multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) calculator for 2019 is now live. This year's calculator incorporates both the MPPR 50% reduction as well as the overall 2% cut to Medicare payments implemented through sequestration. The calculator, delivered by way of an Excel

Check Your QPP Status (Again)

Feb 8, 2019/News

Beginning this year, Medicare's Quality Payment Program (QPP) applies to qualifying physical therapists (PTs). Does that mean you? The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently updated its QPP participation lookup resource to reflect the rules for 2019. APTA recommends that even

Study: Many Gaps Still Exist in Insurer Coverage of Nondrug Treatments for LBP

Oct 16, 2018/Review

There's a lack of consistency in factors such as copays, referral requirements, prior authorization, and treatment limits.

Study: Functional Limitation Reporting Isn't Delivering the Data Goods

Sep 7, 2018/Review

A new APTA-funded study finds that FLR codes have not been submitted in ways that are consistent with regulations.

2018 NEXT: Movement System Finding Its Way Into Education and Research

Jun 29, 2018/News

As far as Paula Ludewig, PT, DPT, PhD, is concerned, the idea of anchoring physical therapy's identity in the movement system is, to put it simply, a big deal.

NEXT 2018: Maley Lecture: Health Care Must Adopt a Biopsychosocial Model

Jul 2, 2018/News

The health care system needs to evolve from a medical to a biopsychosocial model, asserted Robert Palisano, PT, ScD, FAPTA, in the 23rd Maley Lecture, delivered during NEXT 2018.