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May 1, 2024/Clinical Summary
This clinical summary provides information on the background, pathophysiology, and management of people who are at risk for and who have had a cerebrovascular accident.
Oct 21, 2022/Resource
As part of health care teams for people with long COVID, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants play a critical role in screening and managing individuals experiencing long COVID symptoms.
Nov 23, 2021/Perspective
There is growing evidence that additional critical complexities surround physical activity engagement.
Sep 1, 2018/Column
Students identify and meet a need. Patients with cancer benefit.
Jul 2, 2018/News
The power of physical therapy to help prevent people from starting opioid use has been well-documented, but work now being done by PTs and PTAs is showing that the profession also has an important role to play in the lives of those recovering from addiction.
Apr 20, 2022/Roundup
COVID-19 relief fund reporting, court-ordered end to travel mask mandate, Americans' attitudes about the pandemic, and more.
May 16, 2019/Test & Measure
Assesses health care-related quality of life measures for the general population.
Dec 1, 2024/Column
A sports PT volunteers in Haiti and discovers a love for teaching the country's first generation of physical therapists.
Apr 1, 2021/Column
Reminiscences of a PT and mother.
Sep 21, 2021/Test & Measure
The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) contains 3 components: Balance test, Gait Speed test, and Chair Stand test. These components are useful for a physical therapist (PT) to evaluate the functional mobility of an older adult’s lower extremities.