Category : Physical Therapy News
To our patients, we need your help!
March 3rd, 2011One of the most urgent issues facing the physical therapy profession and consumer protection is Physician-Owned Physical Therapy Practices (POPTS), which allows physicians to profit from referring patients to physical therapy services owned by the doctors. AB 783 would override current state law (Moscone-Knox Act) preventing physician corporations from employing physical therapists and referring patients to their [...]
The Effectiveness of Manual Physical Therapy and Exercise for Mechanical Neck Pain
October 6th, 2010Physical Therapy that combines skilled manual therapy and exercise is an effective solution for mechanical neck pain and should be the first choice for patients seeking treatment. Why? It works and is cost effective. It is much better than drugs or costly imaging as a first intervention. According to APTA, physical therapy offers an evidence-based, time-tested solutions to these common conditions in comparison to alternative treatments. For neck pain, for example, a recent study published in the medical journal Spine found that when patients received up to six treatments of manual physical therapy and exercise, they not only experienced pain… Read Entire Article
Devastating Physical Therapy Cuts Planned for Medicare Patients
August 10th, 2010Cuts may decimate Medicare patients’ ability to receive outpatient physical therapy and clinics will be forced to close. To learn more and find out how you can help, click here. We need your help and support! If after reading the above article, you feel motivated to send a letter opposing these cuts, please send it to: Dr. Donald Berwick Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS–1503–P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244–8013 If you would like to simply print out and sign a letter that has already been written, click on the appropriate link below. I am… Read Entire Article
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