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APTA Practice Advisory: Emerging Technology: AI-Enabled Ambient Scribe Technology in Physical Therapy Documentation

Aug 29, 2025/Resource

Ambient scribe tools refer to systems that operate discreetly in the background and use artificial intelligence to automatically capture, transcribe, and summarize patient-provider interactions into structured clinical notes. As these scribes becomes more prevalent in health care, PTs and PTAs using

Minority Health Month: Health Disparity Issues in the News

Apr 19, 2021/Roundup

A roundup of recent media coverage with a focus on access and social determinants of health.

A Lesson From the Line of Scrimmage

Mar 1, 2018/Article

Seeing the gridiron as a player in postprofessional education.

APTA Pelvic Health: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pelvic Girdle Pain in the Postpartum Population (CPG+)

Jan 1, 2022/CPG

This clinical guideline describes evidence-based physical therapist practice, including screening, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and assessment of outcome for women with postpartum pelvic girdle pain.

Sensory Impairment Linked to Function Deficits, Earlier Mortality in Adults 70+

Feb 21, 2024/Review

Authors of a study of 1,800 older adults say their findings point to the need for sensory screenings to lower risk of functional decline.

Viewpoints

May 1, 2018/Magazine

Online Comments

Let's Move: 5 Studies Supporting Physical Activity's Long-Term Health Benefits

Dec 7, 2021/Roundup

APTA's public information campaign at ChoosePT.com points to the benefits of physical activity. Recent research backs up the idea.

Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Takes on PTA Differential, Offers Options

May 19, 2021/News

In a letter to HHS, 5 House members say a Medicare 15% payment differential for outpatient PTA and OTA services will harm rural areas.

Direct Access Advocacy

More needs to be done to improve direct access in states across the country.

Viewpoints: October 2024

Oct 1, 2024/Column

President's Note; being transparent about disabilities.