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Nov 10, 2022/Review
Physical and occupational therapy made significant gains in prevalence for both chronic and post-surgery pain treatment.
Jul 22, 2022/News
Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the award-winning program continues to help educators hone their leadership skills.
Sep 29, 2026/Article
Joseph Black, PhD, former senior vice president of APTA's education division and an APTA honorary member, passed away on Aug. 15 at the age of 88. Black joined APTA in 1993 as senior vice president of the education division, where he oversaw accreditation, physical therapist and physical therapist assistant
Feb 13, 2019/Podcast
What motivates us? That’s the question Daniel Pink asked in his best-selling book Drive and in his 2009 TED talk “The Puzzle of Motivation.” APTA physical therapist member Steve Anderson interviewed Pink at for his podcast Profiles in Leadership, here’s a taste of that discussion—a conversation that’s
Jun 3, 2020/Author
Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT, is vice president of practice at APTA. She has been involved in APTA initiatives including clinical documentation and peer review; fall risk reduction and prevention; scope of practice; PT practice in acute care, the ICU, and the emergency department; revisions to the
An RCT compared knee function and osteoarthritis progression five years after physical therapy or arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.
Apr 1, 2021/Feature
APTA's new workforce analysis projects PT supply and demand through 2030. The imbalances offer opportunities for the profession.
Jun 1, 2015/Column
Can PTs be compelled to provide clinical education? Should they be?
Mar 1, 2019/Column
A PT gets exercised, with problematic results.
Licensure is managed by individual state regulatory boards and is required to practice as a PT or work as a PTA in the United States.
