Organization planning year-long acknowledgement of history for their centennial anniversary As challenging as 2020 was for most everyone, the American Physical Therapy Association endeavors to make 2021 a year to remember for all the right reasons. For APTA, their primary motivation is the 100-year,…
Promises to increase efficiency, enhance patient experience The first clinically validated and FDA-registered virtual reality therapy system for neurological rehabilitation and physical therapy treatment and assessment has been approved for use in clinical environments. Neuro Rehab VR’s XR Therapy System increases provider efficiencies and…
Random trial from U. of Utah shows results after four weeks of PT For people who experience back pain with sciatica, meaning their pain radiates into their leg, it may be worthwhile to start physical therapy right away, according to new research reported October…
OSU study follows 120 adolescents For adolescents with symptoms following a concussion, starting physical therapy (PT) earlier provides outcomes similar to those of later PT, suggests a study in a recent issue of The Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy (JNPT). “Multimodal PT interventions administered…
The American Physical Therapy Association recently announced that CMS is moving ahead with damaging coding edits it had previously deleted. This means that it will reverse course and reinstate previously deleted coding “edits” for code pairs that represent common and appropriate physical therapy practice.…
Event is in lieu of traditional Hill Day (Editor’s Note: The following item is taken directly from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA’s) website.) This year, AOTA will host Virtual Hill Week in September 2020, in lieu of our annual in-person Hill Day. This…
Use of online platforms could mean increased strain Teaching during COVID-19 will place increased demands on educators in countless ways, including stressing their most precious instructional resource: their voice. Already one of the highest-risk professions for vocal problems pre-pandemic, teaching while wearing masks, practicing…
Collaboration from UO, Georgia Tech and other rehab institutions Rehab is critical, but don’t rush it! Moderation in the initial stages is the main message from new research that used 3D models made of a water-rich collagen gel cultured with fragments of blood vessels…
2021 will have quite a few changes for CMS in store Philosophers who studied Plato as well as Hermes quoted that “the only thing consistent in this great world of ours is change”. It is known in physics and in science, that nothing stays…
100 associations that will save the world, an honor bestowed to the APTA by ASAE in recent Coronavirus response piece APTA has been named to a national list of “100 Associations That Will Save the World” in recognition of our association’s response to the…