APTA Podcasts

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APTA Podcasts episodes

November 23, 2021 Advocacy Update: Payment Cuts, PTA Differential, and Other Issues in the Last Weeks of 2021
As Congress attends to business in the last days before recess for the year, there are several important issues on the table, including a bill to address the fee schedule cuts, and legislation aimed at the PTA differential. Here’s a rundown of where things stand, and what you can do to help urge Congress to act.
24 min
November 19, 2021 Physical Therapy and Obesity and Chronic Pain
Listen to PTJ’s author interview with Anneleen Malfliet on the why and how of integrating weight reduction with chronic pain management. https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/101/11/pzab198/6352462
21 min
November 16, 2021 Reasons To Ride a Bike
Learn about the benefits of adding bicycling to your life, the challenges you may face, and how to overcome them.
40 min
November 04, 2021 Training Physical Therapists to Deliver Individualized Biopsychosocial Interventions for Pain
PTJ talks with author Phoebe Simpson about biopsychosocial treatment for pain. https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/101/10/pzab188/6330890
20 min
October 29, 2021 Introducing Core App by Hyperice
The Core App by Hyperice is a mindfulness meditation app grounded in science and driven by data. It’s designed to help you find calm, improve focus, and flex your inner strength to seize the day without it ever seizing you. Learn how this app can help you.
19 min
October 27, 2021 A Love of Body Movement Leads to Physical Therapy – Defining Moment
A former ballet dancer sought a more meaningful career that still would keep her on her toes. By Geri Ann Sokell, PT, DPT, MEd.
8 min
October 07, 2021 Predicting Low Back Pain Improvement: Author Interview With Gerard Brennan
PTJ talks about predicting low back pain improvement improvement. Read the article at https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/101/10/pzab176/6326850
26 min
October 06, 2021 Introducing APTA’s Fit for Practice Initiative
APTA Fit for Practice, powered by Hyperice, is designed to help you recover, evolve, and remain resilient as we move forward into a postpandemic workplace. This episode provides a high-level overview of the initiative, what you can expect, and more.
21 min
October 01, 2021 Defining Moment – Confirming and Reaffirming
Defining moments can come more than once, a move to America, the birth of a baby, starting a practice, and a being thrown a curveball.
19 min
September 29, 2021 Telehealth, Utilization Management, and Claims Challenges: Commercial Payers Update
APTA’s monthly advocacy and regulatory update has expanded to cover commercial payment issues! In this episode: how the commercial insurance industry is altering the course of telehealth for PTs and PTAs, the evolution of utilization management (and APTA’s impact on that evolution), and advice on addressing challenges with payers.
28 min