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Jul 31, 2024/News
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Apr 1, 2019/Feature
From pediatrics through palliative care, PTs and PTAs are playing important roles in improving the lives of survivors of cancer. Other health professions are taking notice and endorsing their efforts.
Dec 1, 2016/Column
A PT and an inaugural PTA class experience personal and professional growth.
Sep 7, 2014/CPG
This guideline provides comprehensive recommendations for the prevention, assessment and management of pressure ulcers.
Mar 4, 2024/Clinical Summary
PTs diagnose and provide conservative management of Achilles tendinopathy, helping people return to their daily activities and preventing long-term disability.
May 1, 2020/Review
What’s happening in Congress, what's to come, and what APTA is doing to advocate on behalf of the profession.
Apr 25, 2018/News
For some patients, physical therapy can both decrease overall health care utilization and save money down the road.
Jun 22, 2018/News
The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (PTLC) is poised to become fully operational in 3 states, allowing PTs and PTAs licensed in 1 of the states to obtain practice privileges in the other 2.
Jul 9, 2018/News
Two researchers and a longtime APTA staff member were formally recognized as honorary members of APTA by the 2018 House of Delegates for contributions that have allowed PTs and PTAs to better serve patients and clients.
Oct 14, 2025/News
On Sept. 10, the Medicare Administrative Contractor Noridian Healthcare Solutions amended its existing guidance on the regulations governing certification of the therapy plan of care. The change, which updates the guidance to reflect the new POC signature exception, comes in response to outreach and