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Physical Therapy in the News: December 2025

Jan 7, 2026/News

“Physical Therapy in the News" is a monthly series that highlights recent media coverage of the profession and APTA members.

APTA Centennial Scholars: 'This Really Bodes Well for the Future'

Sep 8, 2021/Roundup

Looking back over APTA's first 100 years, it quickly becomes apparent that PTs and PTAs aren't the types to just sit back and let the future happen: They'd prefer to actively invest in it — and then build it. That's what APTA's Centennial Scholars Program is all about.

Association of Anaesthetists: Clinical Guideline and Recommendations on Pre-operative Exercise Training in Patients Awaiting Major Non-Cardiac Surgery

May 31, 2018/CPG

This guideline provides recommendations related to pre-operative exercise training in patients scheduled for major non-cardiac surgery.

Agenda

Agenda as of March 31, 2025. Subject to change. APTA Future of Rehab Therapy Summit Additional registration required Wednesday, July 9 Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. Thursday, July 10 APTA Centennial Center, Alexandria, VA APTA Foundation – Thursday, July 10, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Researcher Spotlight

Jul 1, 2024/Column

Sara Gombatto, PT, MSPT, PhD, aims to improve outcomes for Hispanic and Latino patients.

News From NEXT: Attendees Rebuild Toy Cars to Aid Children’s Mobility

Jun 25, 2019/News

PVC ratchet cutters, screwdrivers, and wire strippers may not be among the tools usually used by physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants. But at the APTA NEXT Conference and Exposition session "Go Baby Go: Mobility Research, Design, and Technology," those and other devices---such

Your Help Needed to Guide Movement System Integration

Mar 6, 2019/News

APTA is leading the way in advancing the integration of the movement system as the core of physical therapist (PT) practice, education, and research. Now the association needs input from you to take an important next step: making the crucial leap from the conceptual to the practical through the development

New Collaboration Will Fund Digital Physical Therapy Research, DEI

Apr 22, 2022/News

SWORD Health has committed at least $100k annually to bolster the study of technology use in the profession, and to grow APTA’s PT Fund.

Aetna Updates Policy to Better Align With PT Practice and CPT Code Definitions

Nov 4, 2025/News

The win is a continuation of APTA’s efforts to promote the adoption of payer policies that are favorable to the profession and patients.   

Defining Moment: Training Agents of Change

Dec 1, 2024/Column

A sports PT volunteers in Haiti and discovers a love for teaching the country's first generation of physical therapists.