U.S. Stroke Deaths Fell 30% Over Past Decade
Stroke deaths in the United States have been dropping for more than 100 years and have declined 30 percent in the past 11 years, a new report reveals. Sometimes called a brain attack, stroke is a...
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We now know that there’s much more to pain than simply what is happening in the painful body part, and attention has turned to the role of the brain. But not even this mysterious organ can tell us...
View ArticleSitting Connected With Heart Failure in Men
The flurry of news and magazine articles last year proclaiming that “sitting is the new smoking” may have been a bit hyperbolic, but apparently there’s at least 1 thing a sedentary lifestyle has in...
View ArticleTreadmill Training’s Benefits Mixed for Individuals Poststroke
For people who have had a stroke and are unable to walk at the outset of treatment, treadmill training is not likely to aid their progress toward walking independently—but for patients with stroke who...
View ArticleHealth Professions Regulation Conference Will Look at High-Risk Industry...
What do pilots, deep sea oil rig workers, and physical therapists have in common? More than you might think, particularly when it comes to regulation. The World Health Professions Regulation Conference...
View ArticleSection Nominations Being Accepted for Invitational CPG Workshop
APTA sections have until May 2 to nominate individuals for an association program that will help them develop clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Successful nominees will be invited to participate in...
View ArticleNew Review Says Virtual Reality, Gaming for Individuals Poststroke Provide...
In a study they describe as the first to incorporate analyses of International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Heath (ICF) data, researchers make a cautious assertion that for...
View ArticlePTs On Top of the World: Nepal Conference Set for November
If you’ve ever felt like shouting the benefits of physical therapy from the highest mountain, now’s your chance: the Nepal Physiotherapy Association (NPA) has opened registrations for its seventh...
View Article50 Years In, Medicare Experiences ‘Jaw Dropping’ Drop in Mortality,...
Nothing eases the sting of turning 50 like knowing you’re in better shape now than you were at 34. Just in time for the 50th anniversary of Medicare, a new study published in JAMA(abstract only...
View ArticleStudent Loan Repayment to Be Focus of Flash Action Nov 4-5
People in rural and underserved areas deserve access to physical therapy—and including physical therapists (PTs) in the National Health Services Corps (NHSC) could make that access possible. Plus,...
View ArticleLives Transformed by Physical Therapy Recognized at MoveForwardPT.com
There was a point in Scott Aldridge’s life when he wondered if he was about to lose the ability to walk. He was 50 years old, 520 pounds, and dealing with chronic venous wounds on his legs. He wasn’t...
View ArticleCould ‘Bioresorbable’ Sensors Help Individuals Recover From Brain Injury,...
They melt in your brain, not in your hand. Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne have created a sensor they hope can one day be implanted in the brains of patients to monitor and...
View ArticleNo Turning Back: 4 Ways Bundled Payments Will Change Rehab Care
Maybe the biggest ICYMI issue in physical therapy so far this year is the impending implementation of Medicare’s Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model (CJR), a program that will require...
View ArticlePTs, PTAs, Students Bring the #PTTransforms Message to Capitol Hill During...
When it comes to issues such as repeal of the therapy cap, opportunities for student loan relief, and the ability of a physical therapist (PT) to bring in another qualified PT during absences, the...
View ArticleStudy: 10 Modifiable Risk Factors Associated With 90% of Strokes Worldwide
Ten modifiable risk factors are associated with 90% of strokes, according to a recently published international study. Risk factors include physical inactivity, hypertension, poor diet, obesity,...
View ArticleFrom PTJ: For the Very Elderly, Poststroke IRF Stays May Not Be Long Enough
For patients who are very elderly, receiving postacute stroke care in inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) often results in increased functional ability, with 54% of patients achieving discharge...
View ArticleDon’t Slip on Appeal: Tips and Resources to Help You Navigate Payers and...
Everyone knows the old saying about death and taxes being the only certainties in life. Physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) can probably add 1 more to that list: appeals...
View ArticleMove Forward Radio: Country Music’s Clay Walker Discusses Living With MS
It was just over 20 years ago, and multiplatinum country music star Clay Walker was riding high, on tour with his band, when he experienced a set of symptoms—poor balance, double vision, and what he...
View ArticleFrom PTJ: Study of 1 Hospital Finds Nearly 16% of Scheduled Physical Therapy...
In brief: Study focused on a single hospital and reviewed 6,246 scheduled physical therapy sessions Overall, 15.9% of scheduled sessions never occurred Nontreatment was highest on Sundays (33.8%)...
View ArticleSpecialized physical therapy helps teens with scoliosis get ahead of the curve
For teens with scoliosis, a new study shows specialized physical therapy exercises can improve the curve of the spine, muscle endurance and quality of life, as researchers advocate for conservative...
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