Author Archives: WideNet

Same focus, different name–and a new logo. Source: APTA Feed Foundation Has a New Name, Logo, and Website

The goals to be reached between now and the beginning of APTA’s next century are as ambitious as anything the association has ever attempted. Source: APTA Feed New APTA Strategic Plan: Leading the Profession and Association Into the Next Century

“Physical therapists are key to overcoming not only the opioid epidemic but in creating healthier societies,” Adams said. Source: APTA Feed 'No Bigger Fan': US Surgeon General Believes the Physical Therapy Profession is a Key Player in the Fight Against ...

Yes, researchers found that participants who recorded higher levels of PA and motor skills also tended to score higher on cognitive tests than did those with lower PA and motor skills. But there was an even more interesting finding uncovered ...

A small scale study that looks at the effect of cash based physical therapist (PT) services on utilization points to the possibility that the approach could be associated with lower overall costs and greater patient reported levels of improvement—although authors ...

Let the construction begin current and former APTA leaders gathered in Alexandria, Virginia, to celebrate the groundbreaking of APTA Centennial Center, a 7 story, 115,000 square foot building that will be the association’s headquarters beginning in 2021. Source: APTA Feed ...

A new Congress, new priorities, new opportunities for delivering the physical therapy message. Source: APTA Feed 2019 Federal Advocacy Forum Coming March 31; Registration Open Through March 18

APTA members and the profession in the media. Source: APTA Feed The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, January 2019

The latest from Move Forward Radio. Source: APTA Feed From Move Forward Radio: Retreat Helps Veterans With Amputation—and Their Families

Could the right in-hospital exercise intervention reverse functional decline among patients who are elderly? Source: APTA Feed JAMA Study: 'Multicomponent' Exercise Interventions During Hospital Stay Can Reverse Functional Decline Among Patients 75 and Older