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Dec 29, 2013/Clinical Summary
PTs improve quality of life for people with DS by helping them increase their motor skills, muscle strength, and joint stability; incorporate healthy lifestyle habits; enhance participation in life activities; and prevent complications of DS.
Jul 25, 2022/Test & Measure
Perceived Stress Scale
Jun 10, 2021/Perspective
This PT encourages others in the profession to expand the bounds of what PTs can be.
Jan 29, 2021/Perspective
PTs are facing Medicare payment cuts. But what does that really mean?
Apr 29, 2022/Test & Measure
The Response to Stress Questionnaire measures stressor or domain-specific coping and involuntary responses to stress.
Nov 1, 2022/Column
View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and opinion pieces from APTA's blog.
Oct 7, 2020/Review
A panel of experts say they've created a set of basic competencies that could be integrated into PT education.
Aug 14, 2017/Test & Measure
This tool is used to assess adults and adolescents who have chronic pain.
Jun 26, 2024/Clinical Summary
PTs may perform an evaluation to develop an individualized treatment plan that addresses the patient's pain and activity limitations.
Nov 3, 2023/Test & Measure
The International Hip Outcome Tool (iHOT) was developed to measure quality of life for active patients with hip disorders.
