Author Archives: WideNet

September 6, 2017: New research suggests time spent watching TV is a particularly risky sedentary behavior. Source: APTA Feed Turn It Off: Study Finds TV-Watching Linked to Higher Risk of Later Mobility Disability in Older Adults

September 6, 2017: PT in Motion magazine looks at CFS and the PT. Source: APTA Feed From PT in Motion magazine: PTs and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

September 5, 2017: The IOC’s consensus statement on pain treatment stresses multidisciplinary approaches. Source: APTA Feed IOC Recommends 'Multi-Faceted' Approach to Pain Management in Elite Athletes

September 1, 2017: Members of the physical therapy profession do amazing things for people every day–and not just inside the walls of a clinic. Source: APTA Feed APTA Awards Now Open for Nominations, Including New Awards for Humanitarian, Societal Impact ...

August 30, 2017: It’s an exoskeleton with a big difference. Source: APTA Feed NIH Exoskeleton Shows Promise in Treating Crouch Gait in Children With CP

August 29, 2017: Lights, camera, physical therapy! Source: APTA Feed Still Time to Enter the APTA–Private Practice Section Video Contest

August 28, 2017: Cardiac rehab works – but not enough people are receiving it, according to the CDC. Source: APTA Feed CDC: Rates of Cardiac Rehab Use Among Heart Attack Survivors 'Suboptimal'

August 25, 2017: CMS blows up the “improvement standard” myth. Source: APTA Feed CMS Publishes More Clarification on Jimmo Settlement and 'Improvement Standard' Myth

August 25, 2017: More proposed rules, more comments from APTA providing the profession’s perspective. Source: APTA Feed APTA Provides Comments to CMS, House Subcommittee on Wide Range of Payment and Care Topics

August 23, 2017: The Registry is upping its game in collaboration with the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy. Source: APTA Feed Registry to Collect Torticollis Data Through Collaboration With Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy