Skip to main content

Search

Clear
Filter by Type
Filter by Topics
Filter by Symptoms & Conditions
Filter by Year
Survey of PTs Reveals 'Significantly Inadequate' Rates of BP and HR Measurement

Jul 8, 2019/Review

A survey of PTs revealed that only 14.8% of respondents reported measuring BP and HR on initial examination of new patients.

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, July 2018

Jul 18, 2018/News

"The Good Stuff" is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.

Cookin' Up Something Better

Mar 1, 2018/Article

Identifying the ingredients of success.

Providing a Safe Alternative to Opioids: Resources for Pain Management

Feb 11, 2020/Article

PTs and PTAs have a responsibility to understand the scope of the epidemic and its potential impact on their patients and clients.

HHS Discrimination Decision Runs Counter to Profession's Values

Jun 16, 2020/News

APTA is opposed to ACA rule changes that open the door for discrimination based on gender identity.

Now You're Talking!

Aug 1, 2019/Column

Some of clients' most important conversations are internal.

APTA, Other Provider Groups, Urge Congress To Take Action on Payment Cuts

Aug 2, 2021/News

A recent letter to House and Senate leaders is part of a larger advocacy push to avoid a potential crisis in patient access to care.

What to Expect When They're Expecting: PTs Who Treat Patients During & After Pregnancy

Dec 1, 2017/Feature

Many women's health PTs treat patients during and after pregnancy. Here are some of the services they offer-and why they say it's important to spread the word to other health care professionals.

Building Strong Health Care Teams Through Social Capital

Jun 27, 2019/Article

Social capital is a new concept to physical therapist practice that has the potential to facilitate interprofessional and intraprofessional relationships.

Study Finds Physical Therapy Could Contribute to Reversal of Prediabetes Risk

Nov 13, 2025/Review

In this review: Factors related to reversal of prediabetes in patients from a cardiovascular risk program during 2019- 2023 (BMC Research, open access). The Message In this study, patients with prediabetes — defined as elevated glycemia levels not meeting diagnostic criteria for diabetes — enrolled in