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Mar 31, 2026/Article
With March Madness in full swing, PTs and PTAs everywhere might be wondering: What is it really like to work with NCAA basketball athletes? For Chad Taylor, PT, DPT, ATC, certified strength and conditioning specialist, a full-time faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, the answer
Oct 8, 2019/Open Access
You should be aware of the scope of the practice act in the state(s) in which you are licensed, and consider carefully whether or not your scope of personal competence is compatible with the type of services you wish to provide.
Oct 1, 2025/Policies & Bylaws
House policy: Clinical specialization in physical therapy is a voluntary and unrestricted process.
Apr 27, 2022/Podcast
A volunteer guideline development group of APTA has developed a clinical practice guideline on Parkinson disease.
Mar 1, 2021/Podcast
Physical therapy has an important role in addressing the challenges of a devastating disease.
Jun 17, 2022/Roundup
From APTA Chronic LBP Study Modified Due to Pandemic Finds Promise for Physical Therapy Delivered Via Teleconference Researchers assessed outcomes of 126 patients with chronic low back pain who enrolled in a telehealth version of a protocol known as OPTIMIZE, originally employed as part of an in-person
Feb 27, 2023/Perspective
For me, remembering the "why" of becoming a PT is the privilege we have of entering another's experience.
Celebrating 50 years of the physical therapist assistant.
Nursing and Allied Health Reference Source from EBSCO, formerly known as Rehabilitation Reference Center, provides current information and point-of-care resources in the fields of physical therapy, sports medicine, respiratory therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, social work, and
Sep 20, 2018/Policies & Bylaws
House position: APTA's Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education is the one agency for accreditation of physical therapy education programs.
