I don't agree with the direction of the APTA and therefore I am not a member.  I do NOT agree that we are competent to provide entry level care. I do NOT agree that the profession should be doctorate. Look at what it takes to get an advanced degree in.... say business. When you get an MBA it takes more thatn what it takes ...

I think if you want to get a advanced degree that is great. I think if you think for one second that it will automatically get you more respect or pay, you are miss informed.  Have you taken a real look at the state of research in our field?  I ran a search for all the articles related to back pain in the last 30 years in JOSPT, Journal ...

We use TENS @ our facility for s/p TKA when they are having pn troubles.  It is about 60% successful, so not the best reliability but it can help and is worth a shot. Our experiance is that Medicare will cover 2 months post op pn, or if you can show long term pn issues pre op, it will be purchased. This has to be issued pre op though, so if ...