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Study: Primary Care Physician PT Referral Rates Dropped 50% Between 2003 and 2014

Apr 13, 2018/Review

Physician referral to physical therapy declined between 2003 and 2014, while referral to specialist physicians increased.

Adverse Events in Therapeutic Exercise for Hip Osteoarthritis

Dec 7, 2021/Podcast

Knowing the risk of harm associated with exercise can better inform safe dosing of exercise, clinical implementation, and replicability.

PTAs: Advanced Proficiency Pathways Enrollment Deadline Feb. 28

Jan 28, 2022/News

Prioritize your career development and enrich your knowledge in a specific area of care through APTA’s innovative program.

New Member Benefit a One-Stop-Shop for Prior Authorization, UM Advocacy Tools

Mar 15, 2022/News

APTA and the Private Practice Section have collaborated to create SPARC — the State Payer Advocacy Resource Center.

APTA Anxiety Screening Practice Advisory Now Available

Jan 6, 2023/News

The new resource can help PTs better tailor plans of care and weigh the need for referral.

Catherine Worthingham Fellow Phil Tygiel Dies at 77

Oct 7, 2024/Article

The clinician and advocate fought for direct access in Arizona.

PTJ Author Interview: Metabolic Health Screening in Private Practice

May 21, 2025/Podcast

In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Sally Mastwyk, PT, MPhysio, and Casey Peiris, PT, PhD, about their recently published study.

A Career Changing 60 Minutes

Jul 16, 2019/Perspective

If people of that experience and importance had the time for me, a second-year student, there was something more here.

Physical Therapy and Brain Injury

Mar 4, 2022/Roundup

For National Brain Injury Awareness Month, five APTA resources and a roundup of recent research.

Study: Homebound Older Adults Associated With Higher Medicare Spending

Aug 30, 2022/Review

Researchers find higher hospital admission rates, lower PCP usage, and more visits to the ED among this 'often invisible' population.