Category Archives: info

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

May 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 ...

May 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

May 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 ...

May 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 ...

April 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 ...

April 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 ...

April 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 ...

April 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 ...

April 28, 2016: The national dialogue on pain treatment has now been highlighted by Consumer Reports in an article that promotes physical therapy as an effective alternative to opioids and other painkillers. Source: APTA Feed Consumer Reports Includes Physical Therapy ...