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APTA-Backed PTA Supervision Legislation Is a Win-Win-Win

Nov 21, 2022/News

The bipartisan bill now in the Senate would replace the direct supervision requirement for private practice with general supervision.

Issue Brief: Medicare Part B Payment in 2023

Jul 21, 2022/Issue Brief

This issue brief summarizes how the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule works and provides APTA's analysis of the impact on outpatient physical therapy for 2023.

Communication and Patient Education

Jul 19, 2019/Podcast

Jaclyn Marie Arrow, PT, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy, discusses her session “He Said, She Said: How Personality and Communication Can Improve Patient Education” at APTA’s NEXT 2019 in Chicago.

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.

Daniel Pink on Motivation

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

Instructive Queries

Jun 1, 2015/Column

Can PTs be compelled to provide clinical education? Should they be?

The Perils of Posting

Mar 1, 2019/Column

A PT gets exercised, with problematic results.

Opportunities Exist in Projected Workforce Demand

Apr 1, 2021/Feature

APTA's new workforce analysis projects PT supply and demand through 2030. The imbalances offer opportunities for the profession.

What to Know About the New Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession

Jan 6, 2026/Podcast

In this episode, ethics experts discuss the development of the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2026.   

Remembering Joseph Black: An APTA Leader

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