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Providing Offsite Wellness Services

May 9, 2020/Column

What you need to know about offering health and wellness services at gyms and public pools.

APTA Insights: Proposed Rule Comments

Aug 1, 2022/Column

How to Draft Effective Regulatory Comments to Support Physical Therapy

Internships at APTA

APTA's internships are designed to give Physical Therapy students and graduates experience with their professional association and are intended to benefit the intern as well as APTA.

Proposed 2026 Home Health Rule: Implementation of PDGM Leads to 6.4% Cut

Jul 9, 2025/Article

In this review: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Competitive Bidding

What 2 DPT Students Learned at the Special Olympics USA Games

Oct 16, 2026/Article

At the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, held June 20-26 in Minneapolis, both students and experienced clinicians alike volunteered in roles that reinforced some of the profession's most important principles — inclusion, community, and the power of movement to change lives. For Jayden Jones, SPT, and

Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29)

Jun 16, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures coordination, fatigue, flexibility, muscle performance, muscle tone/spasticity, balance/falls, reach and grasp, self-care, and health and wellness.

APTA HQ Room Named for Visionaries Leon Anderson Jr., Lynda Woodruff

Aug 17, 2021/News

The Leon Anderson Jr. and Lynda Woodruff Black PT Heritage Room was made possible through an American Academy of Physical Therapy gift.

Being Authentic Offers Patients Better Patient Care

Feb 13, 2023/Perspective

The foundational tenets of my identity — fluidity, authenticity, and vulnerability — help me be a better clinician.

Coronavirus Update: January 4

Jan 4, 2023/Roundup

Physical activity's protective associations against COVID-19 severity, long COVID subtypes, a new variant takes hold, and more.

APTA Builds Congressional Support for Medicare Payment Reform and Patient Access

Sep 16, 2026/Article

In a Sept. 14 Capitol Hill briefing held in the Rayburn House Office Building for congressional staff, APTA members and staff experts detailed how the failure to properly pay for physical therapist services not only harms patient access to care but also increases healthcare costs. During "An Ounce of