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Chester Step Test (CST) 2020

Dec 31, 2020/Test & Measure

This summary contains information on the use of this test in adult patients or clients with all diagnoses and populations.

Direct Access and Medicare

May 4, 2020/Article

Medicare beneficiaries can go directly to physical therapists without a referral or visit to a physician.

Defining Moment: Training Agents of Change

Dec 1, 2024/Column

A sports PT volunteers in Haiti and discovers a love for teaching the country's first generation of physical therapists.

Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM, SCIM II, SCIM III)

May 29, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures activities of daily living, coordination, eating, functional mobility, and incontinence in people with spinal cord injury.

Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Jan 25, 2015/Test & Measure

Measures muscle tone/spasticity.

IRFs Could See 2.5% Increase From CMS in FY 2020; Additional Reporting Requirements in FY 2022

Apr 19, 2019/News

If a proposed rule from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is adopted as planned, inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) will see a 2.5% payment increase in the 2020 fiscal year (FY), which begins October 1, 2019—an approximate boost of $195 million. But they'll also need to prepare for

What's New at ChoosePT.com: Expanded Consumer Info, Growing Directory of PTs

Jun 14, 2022/Roundup

APTA members benefit from millions of consumer visits and an enriched consumer-focused website. Here's what’s new.

APTA Members Appointed to Influential Cost Measure Workgroups

Jun 16, 2023/News

Three member PTs will provide the profession's voice in the areas of movement disorders and non-pressure ulcer wounds.

Now's Your Chance: Four Reasons to Comment on the Proposed 2024 Fee Schedule

Aug 22, 2023/Roundup

It's not all about the cuts. CMS is also signaling the possibility of some major positive changes — and your opinion matters.

Cervical Joint Position Error (JPE), cervical kinesthetic sense, Cervical Joint Position Error Test (Cervical JPET)

Mar 8, 2015/Test & Measure

Joint position error includes input from not only joint receptors but also muscles, tendons, capsules, and skin.