This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here September 9, 2021 .APTA-South Carolina News Save the Date! Trigger Point Dry Needling—Nov. 12-14th, 2021 Friday November 12th 2pm-6pm Saturday November 13th 8am-5pm Sunday November 14th 8am-12pm Instructors: Gretchen Seif PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Jason St Clair PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Limited Seating! Click here to register! Registration closes Oct. 21, 2021. READ MORE Call to Action! The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is once again proposing payment cuts to Medicare outpatient services. Last year, we faced a 9% cut to physical therapy payments, but thanks to grassroots activism by APTA members, Congress appropriated an additional $3 billion to the Medicare fee schedule that reduced the cut to approximately 3.3%. Without a change in course from CMS or congressional intervention again, the cuts will continue in 2022. CMS is also planning to move ahead with a plan that would reduce payment rates for outpatient therapy services delivered by PTAs and OTAs under Medicare Part B by 15% — the "differential." How can you help? APTA has created two template letters for members to use to submit comments to CMS — one that covers all the issues included in the proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and a second that focuses specifically on the PTA payment differential. Members can customize and submit one or both. Comments are due by Sept. 13.  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Tidelands Be a therapist at the beach Care for patients at the Tidelands region’s only inpatient rehabilitation hospital A network of outpatient rehabilitation care across the Tidelands region Learn more about a career at Tidelands Health Join the Tidelands Health care team Upstate District Virtual Meeting — Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Keys to Effective Management, presented By Jenna Banks, PT, DPT, OCS Objectives: 1. Review of what Pelvic Floor Therapists do 2. How to screen patients appropriately in order to know if they have PF impairments and may benefit from referral 3. Understand some tools a PT or PTA in various settings, who is not trained in PF rehab, may be able to use in order to address PF impairments 4. Educate attendees on the therapists in Upstate SC who are trained to address PF impairments When: September 14, 2021 from 6:30 - 8:00PM Members need to register and are complimentary Non-members need to register and fee is $10.00 Registration closes September 12, 2021 Register here Zoom link will be emailed to attendees on September 13 Call for Proposals 2022 APTA South Carolina Annual Conference "Helping You Thrive" March 25-26, 2022 Tentative Location Medical University of South Carolina — Division of Physical Therapy Charleston, SC DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Nov. 1, 2021 The American Physical Therapy Association, South Carolina Chapter, is accepting proposals for its 2022 Annual Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. APTA S.C. is the only professional organization representing physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in South Carolina. The purpose of APTA S.C.'s Annual Conference is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research and education. We will accept proposals through COB Nov. 1, 2021. Speaking at the APTA S.C. Annual Conference is a great opportunity to share your knowledge and enthusiasm. The 2022 Annual Conference is tentatively scheduled to be held in the Division of Physical Therapy at the Medical University of South Carolina. Access to laboratory space and most equipment has been made available for the educational sessions. You are asked to seriously consider using this space and technology when developing your session. Sessions engaging students, laboratory workshops, and hands-on sessions will be given top consideration. Programming sessions are either 1 or 2 hours in length, with possible breaks. APTA S.C. encourages speaker participation and offers incentives such as discounted registration and honoraria for selected sessions. For selected sessions, we will offer flat honorarium that can be divided among the speakers of that session in whatever manner those speakers decide. PTs, PTAs and all others with expertise in the topic of their presentation are welcome to submit a proposal for this conference. SUBMIT .HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS Plant-centered diet and risk of incident cardiovascular disease during young to middle adulthood Journal of the American Heart Association The association between diets that focus on plant foods and restrict animal products and cardiovascular disease is inconclusive. This study investigated whether cumulative intake of a plant‐centered diet and shifting toward such a diet are associated with incident CVD. READ MORE Behavior change techniques in personalised care planning for older people: A systematic review NCBI Personalized care planning interventions have the potential to provide better outcomes for older people and are a key focus in primary care practice. Behavior change techniques can maximize effectiveness of such interventions, but it is uncertain which BCTs are most appropriate in PCP for older adults. READ MORE .INDUSTRY NEWS Keep moving — and giving back: Get ready for National Physical Therapy Month APTA With summer nearing an end, it's time to start thinking about National Physical Therapy Month. Again in 2021, National Physical Therapy Month will focus on our latest ChoosePT campaign, launched last year, that highlights the importance of physical activity and the role PTs, PTAs and physical therapy students play in helping people get moving. READ MORE Flexible fitness: Fight cancer-related fatigue with physical therapy MetroWest Daily News Cancer is a diagnosis that no one wants to hear during a visit to their doctor. It is a very scary and stressful diagnosis for anyone to hear. Cancer treatments and surgeries can cause a multitude of physical and mental side effects that can be challenging to manage. One of the most reported side effects of cancer treatment is cancer-related fatigue. READ MORE Empowering women through health and wellness Shelby County Reporter Nobody understands the importance of women's wellness better than Dr. Stephanie Perez. It is something she has made the focus of her career, and devoted her life to helping women better understand what it means to be healthy. Perez is the owner and physical therapist of Empowered Wellness Physical Therapy, where she aids women in physical therapy and women's health services. READ MORE A physical therapist by any other name APTA A physical therapist known to two kids only as "the Exercise Lady" helped both them and their family in a time of need. READ MORE Soft tissue injuries and how PT can benefit recovery Washington Times Herald Soft tissue injuries are more common than people may realize. In fact, anyone with an undiagnosed pain in his or her body may be suffering from a soft tissue injury. READ MORE Physical therapists diagnose movement 'illnesses' Central Jersey For people who are sick, going to the doctor and getting a diagnosis is common sense. However, who do you see for diagnosis if you've got a movement "illness"? If your knee hurts when you go hiking, you can't get on and off the floor to play with your kids, or you can't lift things to do your job, who do you see? Physical therapists are experts in human movement with doctoral level training and should be your first stop for movement issues. After a comprehensive evaluation, a physical therapist will give you a movement diagnosis. READ MORE Watch: PT Solutions Physical Therapy WSPA-TV PT Solutions Physical Therapy talks about health and wellness, what that looks like and how Physical Therapy can play a role in getting your body strong and healthy. WATCH NOW Preserve your access to physical therapy! APTA Medicare wants to cut payment for physical therapy services in 2022 by 3.5%. This comes on top of a 3.3% cut in 2021, a 15% cut to services furnished by physical therapist assistants in 2022, and the return of annual 2% sequestration cuts that began in 2013. READ MORE What is outpatient physical therapy? VeryWell Health Outpatient physical therapy is physical therapy completed outside the home, which requires you traveling to and from a facility for your sessions. READ MORE Your patients need to see this — and act APTA The PTA differential and proposed cuts to payment under Medicare put patients at risk. APTA makes it easy for them to speak up. READ MORE Physical therapy group offering help for COVID 'long haulers' Tristate Homepage Testing positive for COVID-19 can be scary enough, but for the thousands of COVID "long haulers," symptoms ranging from brain fog to cardiac problems have lingered for weeks, months and even up to a year. 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