PTJ: Journal of APTA

Just in time for 🎓 graduation season, #PTJournal editorial board members offer up their career advice for #PhysicalTherapy students when it comes to getting involved in research:

#Newpub in @PTJournal by Dr. @physiobade & team on #Clinicalpractice guideline for #physicaltherapist management of total #kneearthroplasty: revision 2026. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42506877/

⚡ Bioenergetics is the focus of this new perspective in #PTJournal. Authors advocate for clinicians to develop literacy in bioenergetic principles, recognize the degree of recovery (including the signs of incomplete recovery), and integrate this information into their clinical reasoning. academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

🦵 A new American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)-sponsored Clinical Practice Guideline #CPG for management of total knee arthroplasty is now available in #PTJournal. academic.oup.com/ptj/article/10… @APTA_official @APTAOrthopedics

🧠 For clinicians who have used the Trunk Impairment Scale, a new article in #PTJournal systematically evaluates the scale's measurement properties. Authors conclude that, despite its widespread use, the Trunk Impairment Scale lacks high-quality psychometric evidence. academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

Catch up on our June issue! There's something for everyone: academic.oup.com/ptj/issue/106/6 🫁 Physical activity in COPD 🎓 Technical standards in DPT education 🥊 Boxing for older adults 🩺 Value of PT in primary care 💉 Adverse events after dry needling 🦶 PT for plantar fasciitis 🧠 Effects of exercise on postconcussion symptoms 🤝 Primary care PT consensus definition

Adding to the discussion on #PT in #PrimaryCare, Physical Therapists in #Rural areas are the focus of this new article in #PTJournal. 🧑‍⚕️ As health care shortages persist in rural areas and the understanding the role of the primary care physical therapist continues to grow, this study suggests that physical therapists are uniquely positioned to support primary care delivery. academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

🦵 #ACL reconstruction recovery is complex and time-varying. This narrative analysis recently accepted to #PTJournal explores patients’ experiences of ACL injury and recovery using a prospective, narrative approach, from injury to achievement of self-defined rehabilitation goals. Findings highlight the importance of attending to both physical and narrative dimensions of ACL recovery in clinical practice: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

🇫🇷 Learning from our French colleagues in Physical Therapy #Education: 🎓 This new study in #PTJournal examined the effects of a major evidence-based practice (EBP) reform in French PT education. A survey of 168 practicing PTs found that, compared with pre-reform graduates, post-reform graduates had higher scores across most #EBP domains. academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

✅ Implementing a battery of standardized #OutcomeMeasures is feasible in Inpatient Rehab Facilities. This new article provides a practical model for #IRFs to adopt and evaluate standardized outcome measure batteries that improve physical therapists’ ability to assess physical function across health systems and settings. academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

🔎 The importance of #SkinCancer screening in physical therapy is the subject of a new #POV that outlines pragmatic strategies to support deliberate integration of screening across practice settings: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

🎓 New research in #DPT education: a qualitative study describes relationships between academic and clinical entities in clinical education. academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar… @APTA_AcadPTEd

Rounding out our focus on #PhysicalTherapy in #PrimaryCare, an editorial from Christopher Bise PT, DPT, PhD, OCS explores the challenges and opportunities that come next: academic.oup.com/ptj/article/10…

🎙️ Podcast Friday: don't miss our recent interview with Alyson Cavanaugh, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH and Micah Wong PT, DPT, RMSK about their scoping review on the value of integrating physical therapists into #PrimaryCare: apta.org/apta-and-you/n…

🥊 Falls are a major concern for older adults at risk—but a Thai Boxing dance may help. In a recent #RCT accepted to #PTJournal, a 6-month Thai Boxing Dance program reduced fall rates by 76% and improved balance, gait, and leg strength in at-risk older adults. Conventional balance exercise also reduced falls, but with more limited physical gains. academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

🥇 Another #PrimaryCare article was just accepted to #PTJournal: this scoping review maps the literature regarding Primary Care #PhysicalTherapy models and their effects on health care utilization and outcomes: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

🧠 A randomized trial evaluating changes in post-#concussion symptoms and exercise intolerance was recently published in #PTJournal: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar… Researchers found that a sub–symptom threshold aerobic exercise (SSTAE) intervention delivered by #PhysicalTherapists was superior to a usual care control group for improving exercise intolerance, 🏃 but did not lead to greater reduction in symptom burden.

⚠️ An important review and meta-analysis emphasizes the high frequency of minor adverse events associated with #DryNeedling. In their review of 59 articles, authors found that dry needling commonly produced minor adverse events, ranging from 0% to 48.15% per treatment and from 2.56% to 72.73% throughout a clinician’s career. Major adverse events per treatment were uncommon (0%-0.43%) but were reported by 0.98% to 39.14% of professionals when assessing their complete clinical practice. academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…