April 30, 2015: A new study on intermittent claudication (IC) says that when it comes to improvements in walking distances and time before the onset of pain, supervised exercise (SE) is more effective than unsupervised exercise (UE)–but the same can’t ...
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April 29, 2015: Physical therapists (PTs) with a strong background in research have an opportunity to partner with a groundbreaking project that aims to play a transformative role in physical therapy health services research. Source: APTA Feed CoHSTAR Research Center ...
Read MoreApril 29, 2015: A recently released survey of 1,500 individuals with Parkinson Disease (PD) reveals a high level of appreciation for the importance of exercise among this population, and a fairly strong understanding—both by people with PD and physicians—of the ...
Read MoreApril 29, 2015: When does an APTA clinical guideline on heel pain merit a hefty 2,500-word story? When the reporting outlet is Lower Extremity Review (LER), and experts have a thing or 2 to say about the guideline’s assertion of ...
Read MoreApril 28, 2015: Want to go to where physical therapists (PTs) earn the most money? Go west, young PT—or at least as far west as New Jersey. Source: APTA Feed The State of PT Pay: Banking Site Rates Median Pay ...
Read MoreApril 28, 2015: When it comes to participation in the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), physical therapists are fast adopters and strong participants—so much so that the profession’s participation rates in 2013 beat the national average by more than 10 ...
Read MoreApril 28, 2015: After several years of evaluating the possibilities, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is now ready to create a standalone payment system for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) that will increase data reporting requirements and ...
Read MoreApril 27, 2015: Researchers in Spain would like to introduce you to the “social therapist” of the future (some assembly required; batteries not included). Source: APTA Feed Small Robot 'Therapist' Being Developed in Spain
Read MoreApril 27, 2015: A new grants project (.pdf) aimed at identifying effective ways to encourage physical activity among adults with osteoarthritis (OA) is now ready to receive applications for up to $25,000 in funding. Source: APTA Feed Grant Opportunities Available ...
Read MoreApril 24, 2015: A patient injures herself during a physical therapy session. What happens next? Source: APTA Feed What Went Wrong? A Case Study of Patient Injury During Physical Therapy Session
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