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News From the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research, April 2025
After a short hiatus, this fellowship is being relaunched with more funding, revised eligibility, and updated requirements. American Physical Therapy Association members who have received an academic research doctoral degree within the past 2 years and who meet other requirements are eligible. ...
Patient and Clinician Perceptions of a “People-Like-Me” Tool for Personalized Rehabilitation after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Qualitative Interview Study
Laura Churchill and others
Objective The author team developed a decision support tool to help physical therapists address the varied expectations and recoveries of the total knee arthroplasty (TKA) population. The purpose of this study was to explore patients’ and clinicians’ perceptions and experiences with the tool during ...
Optimal Dose of Aerobic Exercise Programs to Reduce Pain Intensity and Improve Health Status in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Dose–Response Meta-Analysis
Rodrigo Núñez-Cortés and others
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the dose–response relationship between aerobic exercise programs and changes in pain intensity and health status in patients with fibromyalgia. Data Sources Data sources for this study were PubMed, PEDro, Google Scholar, and EBSCO from inception ...
The Emperor’s New Reporting Guidelines: Are We Fooling Ourselves?
Thomas Johannes Hoogeboom and Sijmen Hacquebord
Hans Christian Andersen’s folktale The Emperor’s New Clothes tells of a ruler deceived by 2 con men, posing as weavers, who claim to make invisible garments. Not wanting to appear unfit for their roles, the emperor and his subjects pretend to see the nonexistent clothes—until a child blurts out ...
Author Response to Kleebayoon and Wiwanitkit
Yoav Gimmon and others

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Characteristics, Trends, and Implications of Hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs in the United States
Kendra Gagnon and others
Importance Hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy (hDPT) programs, which combine online and in-person instruction, are becoming an increasingly common model for delivering physical therapist education. Understanding their characteristics, trends, and implications is critical to guiding their development ...
Increasing Methodological Transparency and Openness in Rehabilitation-Related Health Services Research Using Claims Data: A Case Example
Janet K Freburger and others
Health insurance claims are a rich source of information for health services researchers and can provide evidence to understand issues related to access, efficiency, and effectiveness of care. While numerous studies have examined rehabilitation utilization using Medicare, Medicaid, and/or private ...
Current and Projected Future Supply and Demand for Physical Therapists From 2022 to 2037: A New Approach Using Microsimulation
Patrick Zarek and others
Importance Projections of physical therapist supply and demand provide critical insights into workforce trends, including factors that may influence possible shortages. Objective This study evaluates the current and forecasted adequacy of the physical therapist workforce in the United States to ...
Federal Funding of Rehabilitation Research: Delayed and Disrupted
Steven Z George and Alan M Jette
Science does not occur in a vacuum. Historically, scientific processes and the subsequent results have been (and, I believe, will continue to be) influenced by social, cultural, political, and ideological factors. Interestingly and somewhat contrary to the previous sentence, scientists have been ...
Application of Algorithm-Based Treatment Approach to Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department
Kyle J Strickland and others
Low back pain accounts for nearly 4 million annual emergency department (ED) visits, and patient outcomes following an ED visit for low back pain are poor. Additionally, only a small portion of patients visiting the ED for low back pain follow up with outpatient physical therapy within 3 months, ...

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