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Oct 1, 2013/Policies & Bylaws
House position: APTA shall pursue documentation standards that focus primarily on clinical reasoning and decision making in the provision of physical therapist services.
Oct 1, 2022/Feature
PTs share their thoughts on deciding if contract work is the right choice and, if so, how to proceed.
Nov 10, 2022/Review
Physical and occupational therapy made significant gains in prevalence for both chronic and post-surgery pain treatment.
Jan 13, 2023/Review
Authors found a dose-response relationship between PA and adverse COVID-19 events that was consistent across multiple subgroups.
Licensure is required in order to practice as a PT or work as a PTA in the United States. Licensure is managed by individual state regulatory boards.
Jun 14, 2022/Perspective
Duke's Joint Health Program offers high-value, whole-person care for treatment of hip and knee OA. And PTs are serving as the primary providers.
May 1, 2019/Feature
Half a century ago, the first physical therapist assistants (PTAs) entered the workforce. Their roles, numbers, and participation within APTA have grown steadily. (This article is updated from an earlier story published in a 2004 issue of APTA's PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy that celebrated the 35th
May 1, 2017/Magazine
Viewpoints
Jan 7, 2026/News
“Physical Therapy in the News" is a monthly series that highlights recent media coverage of the profession and APTA members.
Dec 7, 2021/Podcast
Knowing the risk of harm associated with exercise can better inform safe dosing of exercise, clinical implementation, and replicability.
