PTJ: Journal of APTA

❓ We asked PT researchers: What is the single most question we need to answer in the next decade to move our profession forward? Here's what they had to say: @APTA_official #APTACSM

🚶‍➡️ 🧠 This new scoping review explores interventions and outcome measures used for improving gait adaptability in #NeuroPT: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar… @APTAStrokeSIG

#ICYMI, PTJ recently accepted a consensus definition of #PrimaryCare Physical Therapy: Read more: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar… @RedefineConEd

📽️ Our full April issue is online, with an editorial that serves as a "coming attractions" trailer for 2 new PTJ features: academic.oup.com/ptj/issue/106/4

🏥 Designing rigorous trials is important in all settings, but the challenges in translating rehabilitation trial findings into practice are especially prevalent in the intensive care unit #ICU This perspective piece explores the importance of tailoring physical rehabilitation to individual needs and proposes new research methods to improve the design and outcomes of future ICU trials: @AcuteCareAPTA academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

🦶 This recent #MetaAnalysis of 11 randomized controlled trials found that both active exercise-based and orthotic interventions demonstrated beneficial effects for children with flexible #flatfoot: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar… @AcadPedPT

🚼 A new study in #PTJournal found that children with #Autism Spectrum Disorder have distinct motor and cognitive profiles compared to children with intellectual disability. Additionally, individual cognitive profiles may help identify distinct etiological subtypes of #ASD and associated comorbidities and provide a cognitively informed basis for physical therapy decision-making in early childhood. academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar… @AcadPedPT

🧠 🏥 This study fills an important gap in the evidence on early mobilization for patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the #ICU after aneurysm repair: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar… @AcuteCareAPTA @APTANeuroPT

Consenso internacional sobre los principios de la educación terapéutica en dolor crónico, nuestro último artículo es el #EditorsChoice de @PTJournal de este número cc @SilviaDibo_

🏠🤝Shared decision-making in #HomeCare physical therapy is complex. This article provides strategies for improving shared decision-making based on a mixed methods study of surveys and interviews representing over 200 home care therapists: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar… @APTAHomeHealth

⭐ Our latest #EditorsChoice article reports the process and results of a study aimed at reaching international expert consensus on the core components of therapeutic education programs for individuals with persistent #pain. ⭐ academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

#Newpub in @PTJournal by Dr. Nordon-Craft & team on Next Generation Trial Design for #IntensiveCareUnit #Rehabilitation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41964493/

🚨There are only 2 days left to access #APTACSM on-demand sessions including our @PTJournal session on demystifying peer review (check out the sneak peak!) @APTA_official

Our full March issue is now available, with an editorial that's sure to hit a home run with researchers and clinicians alike ⚾ academic.oup.com/ptj/article/10…

📝 An important topic for all researchers and clinicians: this new perspective piece tackles the reporting gap around the intervention fidelity process in rehabilitation research. academic.oup.com/ptj/article/10…

🖋️ The @PTJournal session from #APTACSM on *Demystifying Peer Review* is available #OnDemand from @APTA_official through May 6th - here's a video sneak peek from our student lead on what you can expect from the session when you tune in! apta.confex.com/apta/csm2026/m…

#Newpub in @PTJournal by Drs. Rauzi, Weeks, Plew, Fuller, @jeri4ster, Christiansen, & @JSLapsley on Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Telerehab Program for Older #Veterans with Multimorbidity: Protocol & Rationale for a Randomized Controlled Trial. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41885571/

💊 The objective of this new #qualitative study was to explore primary care providers' attitudes regarding physical therapists’ role in identifying and mitigating #opioid risk and opioid misuse. Overall, primary care providers support physical therapists engaging in opioid risk mitigation. Read more: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar… @JakeMagel

NIH released its inaugural Strategic Plan for Disability Health Research today. This groundbreaking new plan provides a comprehensive roadmap to advance innovative and responsible research that promotes the health and well-being of Americans with disabilities. Find out more ➡️ dpcpsi.nih.gov/disabilityheal…