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It's World Arthritis Day: 5 Great Resources

Oct 12, 2018/Roundup

World Arthritis Day, October 12, calls attention to a global problem in need of better public awareness: how exercise and education can reduce the impact of the disease.

APTA Advocacy for EMG, Other Diagnostic Services Results in Payment Clarification from CMS

Oct 11, 2018/News

According to the CMS, board-certified clinical specialists in electrophysiology physical therapy are qualified to provide services involving EMG, NCV, and SEPs without physician supervision,

Help Aging Communities 'Go4Life' in September

Sep 12, 2018/News

Go4Life month is an opportunity to educate the public on the importance of maintaining or increasing endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility.

Get Involved: Flash Action September 26-27 Will Focus on Physical Therapy's Role in Pain Management

Sep 25, 2018/News

The innovative concentrated advocacy effort will use the APTA Legislative Action Center to contact members of Congress to press for better patient access to nonopioid pain treatments including physical therapy.

APTA Members: AMA Seeks Critical Input on New CPT Code Values

Oct 23, 2018/News

APTA members are being alerted to be on the lookout for 2 important surveys that APTA will disseminate for the AMA that will help to shape values for new CPT® codes.

Donations Now Being Accepted for Florence Relief

Sep 21, 2018/News

An online giving program established last year to help hurricane victims in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico is now focusing its efforts on providing aid to people affected by Hurricane Florence.

Study: Many Gaps Still Exist in Insurer Coverage of Nondrug Treatments for LBP

Oct 16, 2018/Review

There's a lack of consistency in factors such as copays, referral requirements, prior authorization, and treatment limits.

What's the Best Post-TKA Intervention in the Acute Care Setting? There's No Easy Answer, Say Researchers

Jul 17, 2018/Review

Among the findings: "very low" evidence for the use of cryotherapy, accelerated rehabilitation, and neurostimulation in the first 7 post-op days.

2018 NEXT: Movement System Finding Its Way Into Education and Research

Jun 29, 2018/News

As far as Paula Ludewig, PT, DPT, PhD, is concerned, the idea of anchoring physical therapy's identity in the movement system is, to put it simply, a big deal.

NEXT 2018: Maley Lecture: Health Care Must Adopt a Biopsychosocial Model

Jul 2, 2018/News

The health care system needs to evolve from a medical to a biopsychosocial model, asserted Robert Palisano, PT, ScD, FAPTA, in the 23rd Maley Lecture, delivered during NEXT 2018.