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Sep 1, 2021/Feature
The three articles in this issue address the future of physical therapy from the perspectives of practice, research, and technology.
Feb 1, 2015/Column
Where does the time go? Exactly where you direct it.
Jun 1, 2021/Feature
Four academic leaders discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has altered the landscape.
Apr 1, 2026/Article
Three new reports — on demographics, income trends, and administrative burden — are being used to drive meaningful change.
Jun 1, 2026/Article
What we learned together during the largest educational and networking physical therapy event in the country.
Apr 1, 2026/Feature
The meeting featured answers to member questions, advocacy updates, and insights on how APTA’s Strategic Framework supports the profession.
Apr 1, 2026/Column
How a moment in eighth grade set one clinician on the path to physical therapy.
Being problem-solvers is part of the job description for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. In each edition of Success Story, APTA members share their insights into an issue they faced at work and the creative solution they used to address it. This installment features AbbyMarie Leibrand,
Karin Silbernagel, PT, PhD, FAPTA, discusses how her evidence program has illuminated how tendons heal, adapt, and respond to load — reshaping clinical frameworks.
Every profession has a defining challenge — the one issue that shapes its future more than any other. For us, that challenge is payment.