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Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD

Jun 7, 2020/Author

Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, was APTA President for two terms, from June 2015 through December 2021. She is a board-certified clinical specialist in orthopaedic physical therapy. Dunn is dean of the School of Allied Health Professions and an associate professor of rehabilitation sciences at Louisiana State

APTA Board, Nominating Committee Recommendations Due March 10

Feb 4, 2025/News

Recommend your peers for APTA elected positions, including secretary, vice speaker, director, and Nominating Committee member.

PTJ Releases Special Issue on Addressing and Eliminating Health Disparities

Nov 26, 2024/News

Researchers analyzed workforce education and the role of clinicians and researchers in addressing disparities.

Management of Chronic Pain in Children and Young People: A National Clinical Guideline

Mar 23, 2018/CPG

This guideline provides recommendations related to the management of children and young adults with chronic pain.

EULAR Recommendations for the Health Professional’s Approach to Pain Management in Inflammatory Arthritis and Osteoarthritis

May 31, 2018/CPG

This guideline provides recommendations related to pain management in patients with inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis

The COPD-X Plan: Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2022, Version 2.68

Oct 1, 2022/CPG

The COPDX Plan: Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2019 (Vers. 2.59)

APTA Payment Advocacy Summit: Advancing the Fight for Fair Payment

Apr 15, 2026/Open Access

On July 10–11 in Portland, Ore., APTA will host the APTA Payment Advocacy Summit, designed to connect APTA member advocates, PT business leaders, payment experts, and key stakeholders focused on one mission: advancing payment for PTs and PTAs. As payment pressures continue to challenge practice sustainability

Chronic Pain: Time To Embrace the Big Three

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.

What's New In Telerehabilitation Research

Apr 19, 2024/Roundup

Five articles explore the feasibility of telerehabilitation and the factors that could lead to successful implementation.

Seminal APTA Guide to PT Practice Gets an Update

Apr 12, 2023/News

The physical therapy profession has evolved, and so has its foundational resource.