May 10, 2016: First-ever guidelines on stroke rehabilitation contain 2 big-picture ideas: namely, that effective rehabilitation requires a sustained, coordinated, multidisciplinary effort; and that rehabilitation should not be eyed as an area for belt-tightening, but as an investment in reducing ...
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May 9, 2016: The Foundation for Physical Therapy (Foundation) now is accepting applications for the 2016 Florence P. Kendall Doctoral Scholarships and the 2016 Research Grants. Source: APTA Feed Foundation Accepting 2016 Grant and Scholarship Applications, Letters of Intent
Read MoreMay 6, 2016: PTs may not be immediately affected, but make no mistake: the future of payment has arrived. And it’s time to start preparing. Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed new rules for ...
Read MoreMay 5, 2016: Advocates for North Carolina physical therapists (PTs) have scored a victory by way of a superior court, which dismissed a lawsuit challenging dry needling. Source: APTA Feed Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by NC Acupuncture Licensing Board
Read MoreMay 4, 2016: Researchers have found that high school and college football players report more concussion symptoms than youth league players, and that youth league players tend to return to play within 24 hours of injury at a higher rate ...
Read MoreMay 2, 2016: Another week, another round of media coverage of the Zika virus. And so far, there’s not much good news in sight. Source: APTA Feed Zika in the News: Damage 'Worse Than Predicted,' Common US Mosquito Capable of ...
Read MoreApril 29, 2016: According to an April 2016 article in Physical Therapy (PTJ), APTA’s science journal, presurgical electrodiagnostic testing may help predict increase in muscle strength after a process known as extracellular matrix (ECM) implantation, a procedure that uses pig ...
Read MoreApril 29, 2016: Marilyn Anderson, PT, former member of the APTA Board of Directors, strong advocate for direct access to physical therapist services, and coauthor of the association’s first-ever extensive analysis of physical therapist practice, died on April 22. She ...
Read MoreApril 28, 2016: APTA and a coalition of medical groups are applauding the reintroduction of a bill in the House of Representatives that would close up Medicare self-referral loopholes. Source: APTA Feed Bill to End Physician Self-Referral Reintroduced in the ...
Read MoreApril 28, 2016: A bill supported by APTA that recently passed US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee could help to bring needed education on the dangers of opioids—and the benefits of alternative, nonopioid approaches to pain treatment, such ...
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