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In the March 2015 issue of PT in Motion,1 we published a response to an article by Hinman et al (2014) entitled, Acupuncture for Knee pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.2…

The practice of dry needling by physical therapists carries its fair share of controversy among oriental medicine practitioners. Furthermore, in several U.S. states, acupuncturists and even some [...]

Ten years ago, therapeutic ultrasound and massage were found to be ineffective for chronic low back pain, a conclusion that was again confirmed this year.1,2 Notably, the most recent clinical…

Phoenix Rising for Haiti (PRH) is a non-profit organization consisting of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team that provides medical and orthopedic care in Port-de-Paix, one of the poorest [...]

Rebuffed in their attempts to get the New York and Virginia state legislatures to enact legislation making it illegal for physical therapists in those states to practice spinal manipulation, [...]

Physical therapy for high-cost, musculoskeletal injuries such as low back pain can cost upwards of $4,700.00 per patient.1 When compared to early access PT (i.e. 14 days or less), patients…

As a nationally ranked collegiate athlete who had experienced multiple injuries from gymnastics and diving, I had had my fair share of physical therapy. Even then, prior to physical therapy…

In 2013, the APTA removed the original Vision 2020 statement from www.apta.org that was first approved and released in 2000. The APTA replaced the 2020 statement with a new vision…

In 1999, a dispute arose in New York regarding the right of physical therapists in that state to practice spinal manipulation. The New York State Department of Education (NYSDE), which…

The chiropractic lobby’s continuing effort to use all available means to prevent physical therapists from practicing spinal manipulation can currently be seen in Nevada, where the [...]