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The Top Five Takeaways From APTA CSM

Jun 1, 2026/Article

What we learned together during the largest educational and networking physical therapy event in the country.

President's Note | What It Means to Be Your Professional Home

Jun 1, 2026/Column

In this issue of APTA Magazine, we focus on the second pillar of APTA's Strategic Framework for 2030: Empowering Our Members. The goal of this pillar? To provide a professional home for all PTs and PTAs. This is not an abstract goal. It's a daily practice — one that shows up in how we listen, how we

2025 Maley Lecturer: Movement Is ‘Our Professional Lens’

Nov 1, 2025/Feature

Nancy Bloom calls for PTs to embrace their role as doctors of physical therapy and movement system experts.

Success Story | Symbols of Service: The Creation of a Physical Therapy Stole Ceremony

Apr 1, 2026/Article

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,

Research Spotlight | The Evolution of Tendon Care: Karin Silbernagel on Her Research and Clinical Impact

Apr 1, 2026/Article

Karin Silbernagel, PT, PhD, FAPTA, discusses how her evidence program has illuminated how tendons heal, adapt, and respond to load — reshaping clinical frameworks.

APTA President's Message | Advancing Our Payment, Together

Apr 1, 2026/Column

Every profession has a defining challenge — the one issue that shapes its future more than any other. For us, that challenge is payment.

Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model

CJR is a payment model being tested for episodes of care related to total knee and total hip replacements (MS-DRG 469 and 470) under Medicare. One track of the CJR model qualifies as an Advanced APM under QPP.

The Role of Interpreters in Physical Therapist Practice

Mar 1, 2025/Feature

APTA members share best practices for clinicians when working with patients with limited English proficiency.

How to Implement New Technologies, Products, or Processes

Feb 1, 2025/Feature

Introducing new ways of doing things in the clinic can be a little easier when you have a plan.

Everything You Need to Know About Supervision

Feb 1, 2025/Feature

Changes to Medicare in 2025 will impact requirements for PT supervision of PTAs. Do they make direct supervision obsolete?