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Physical therapists are licensed doctors who work with multiple patient populations impacted by disease, injury, and movement dysfunction. Are you ready to be a physical therapist?
Mar 31, 2021/Perspective
Physical therapy is ideally placed to take on the three main tenets of pain treatment and meaningfully impact the lives of patients.
Mar 1, 2023/Feature
How providers mesh can mean the difference between successful outcomes and a patient’s continued loss of function.
Jun 13, 2023/Podcast
Promoting well-being among rehabilitation specialists.
Jan 1, 2022/Strategic Plan
The strategic plan identifies areas of short-term focus in alignment with the association's mission to further our pursuit of the profession's vision.
May 1, 2014/Article
The purpose of this study was to describe the patient handling practices of acute care physical therapists and their perceptions regarding SPH.
May 3, 2018/Perspective
At the physical therapy clinic people, despite the various injuries and conditions, could very much relate to my physical and emotional pain.
Mar 10, 2017/News
In a letter to CMS, APTA President Sharon L. Dunn, PT, PhD, argues against a proposed rule that would impose undue regulatory and financial burdens on PTs who provide custom orthoses and prostheses,
Jan 17, 2017/News
A new rule from CMS would include qualified PTs among the providers who could furnish and bill for custom orthotics and prosthetics, but the definition of "qualified" may have implications for PTs.
PTs and PTAs are critical members of the health care teams in hospital settings.