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Jan 31, 2025/News
Our most popular courses of the year covered topics from payment and pharmacology to telehealth and screenings.
Jul 22, 2024/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the association's position on equitable and inclusive processes for licensure by endorsement for an internationally educated physical therapist.
Dec 7, 2023/CPG
This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on nonsurgical interventions for chronic primary low back pain (CPLBP) in adults, including older people, that can be delivered in primary and community care settings to improve CPLBP-related health and well-being outcomes.
Aug 29, 2025/Resource
Ambient scribe tools refer to systems that operate discreetly in the background and use artificial intelligence to automatically capture, transcribe, and summarize patient-provider interactions into structured clinical notes. As these scribes becomes more prevalent in health care, PTs and PTAs using
APTA is the definitive source for standards of ethics and professionalism in the physical therapy profession.
Apr 6, 2021/Open Access
Review key background and objectives; how beneficiaries compare across settings; key findings; discussion and policy implications.
Apr 1, 2022/Feature
PTs and PTAs play crucial roles in the recovery and ongoing care of those with limb loss or limb difference.
Oct 26, 2022/Policies & Bylaws
House position: States APTA's support for unrestricted access to physical therapists as entry-point practitioners for activity participation, wellness, health, and disability determination.
Aug 1, 2016/Feature
There are pros, cons, savings, and costs-not all of them economic.
Nov 1, 2018/Column
Here's what's involved and why it's important to know.