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APTA Flash Action Strategy 2025: 8,500 Falls Prevention Letters Sent to Congress

Oct 6, 2025/News

Thousands of PT and PTA students participated in APTA’s Flash Action Strategy,  Sept. 17-18, by creating social media posts and videos promoting falls prevention awareness and the Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly, or SAFE, Act (H.R. 1171/S. 2612). APTA student member advocacy led to over

APTA President’s Note | Never Stop Learning

Aug 1, 2025/Article

APTA President Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD, shares how growing your knowledge can expand your impact.

Knee Osteoarthritis

Nov 13, 2024/Clinical Summary

OA may be accompanied by pain, immobility, muscle weakness, and a decrease in function and activities of daily living.

New Pediatric mTBI Guidelines from CDC Take Comprehensive Approach

Sep 5, 2018/Review

The CDC has issued what it says are the first-ever comprehensive clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pediatric TBI.

TRICARE Balks at Covering TENS and Dry Needling

Mar 6, 2020/News

TRICARE calls TENS "no more effective than placebo" and labels dry needling for LBP "unproven."

APTA Statement on Patient Care and Practice Management During COVID-19 Outbreak

Mar 17, 2020/Statement

APTA encourages PTs to use their professional judgment to determine when, where, and how to provide care.

Infectious Disease Control

Preventing infectious disease is everyone's responsibility. Know what you need to do.

New Medicare Home Health Payment System Explained in Upcoming Q-and-A Sessions

Jan 29, 2019/News

Private practice physical therapists (PTs) aren't the only ones facing major changes in the way Medicare provides reimbursement: PTs and other providers in the home health setting will face an entirely new payment methodology beginning next year. APTA can help you get up to speed. Coming in early March:

2018 ELI Fellows Class Brings APTA's Educational Leadership Program Past 100 Graduates

Aug 14, 2018/News

Sixteen seasoned physical therapy educators have deepened their knowledge and skills over the past year, thanks to the APTA ELI Fellowship. The latest cohort pushes the program past the 100-graduate mark.

Obesity Hurts: The Why and How of Integrating Weight Reduction With Chronic Pain Management: Author Interview With Anneleen Malfliet

Nov 19, 2021/Podcast

PTJ talks with Anneleen Malfliet, PT, PhD, about obesity and pain.