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Won't Back Down: PTs, PTAs, Achieve Their Specialist, Proficiency Goals in 2020

Mar 30, 2021/News

In a challenging year, more than 3,000 PTs and PTAs earned a certification, were recertified, or achieved PTA advanced proficiency.

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.

Alice Bell, PT, DPT

Jun 3, 2020/Author

Alice Bell, PT, DPT, is a senior specialist, health policy and payment at APTA. She is a board-certified clinical specialist in geriatric physical therapy. Before joining APTA in 2017, she was a practicing clinician for 35 years and involved in Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation demonstration

Study: Teleconference Approach Fares Well in PT Treatment for Chronic LBP

Jun 10, 2022/Review

A program provided entirely via real-time video achieved outcomes comparable to in-person treatment, researchers say.

Three Years of Physical Therapy in a Public Health Emergency: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Physical Therapy Profession

May 9, 2023/Report

Over the course of the public health emergency, APTA surveyed its members to monitor how the pandemic was affecting the physical therapy profession.

Risk Management Toolkit

The “Risk Management Toolkit” is an APTA resource for educators developed in collaboration with the Healthcare Providers Service Organization. The toolkit includes four modules focused on risk management for students in physical therapy programs.

PTJ Author Interview: Understanding Barriers to Clinical Practice Guideline Use

Jul 15, 2025/Podcast

Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Matthew Schumacher, PT, DPT, DSc, Kyle Cottone, PT, DPT, DSc, and Laura Siviter, PT, DPT, DSc, about their recently published study, which identified six themes related to barriers to clinical practice guideline implementation for low back

Thompson Test

Jan 10, 2013/Test & Measure

Used in the diagnosis of Achilles tendon rupture.

PT in the Community Goes Virtual for 2021 CSM — Sign Up Now!

Jan 21, 2021/Open Access

This year, the member-led effort focuses on making a difference in members' home communities during the APTA 2021 CSM.

PTJ Author Interview With Kathleen Mangione: The Jules M. Rothstein Golden Pen Award for Scientific Writing

Jul 21, 2026/Podcast

Listening Time — 25:05 Podcast Platforms Icons In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Kathleen Mangione, PT, PhD, FAPTA, about receiving the 2026 Jules M. Rothstein Golden Pen Award for Scientific Writing for her notable research career. The Rothstein