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Five Influential Women and Their Lasting Impact on Physical Therapy

Mar 17, 2025/Article

The history of physical therapy is rich with women who have gone above and beyond to advance the profession. In honor of women’s history month, here are five influential women who had a lasting impact.

State of Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services: A Report from the American Physical Therapy Association

Jun 25, 2025/Report (Open Access)

APTA’s "State of Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services" report is a strategic resource designed to equip health care leaders with the scientific evidence they need to address opposition to direct access and drive meaningful change. 

Bridging The Gap Between PT & Strength & Conditioning: XChangeSA

Sep 15, 2017/Podcast

Zach Long, PT, DPT, discusses bridging the gap between physical therapy and strength and conditioning.

Discovering Your Professional Interests

Mar 31, 2020/Podcast

In this episode, physical therapist Rick Segal guides listeners as to how they can discover their career interests, what to do once they narrow down their options, and further insight on how to advance within our field and move our profession forward.

APTA Insights: Proposed Rule Comments

Aug 1, 2022/Column

How to Draft Effective Regulatory Comments to Support Physical Therapy

APTA and Our Members Deliver #ChoosePT Message in a Big Way

Nov 9, 2022/News

Members were pumped and APTA reached millions of readers and viewers during National Physical Therapy Month.

Study: Starting Physical Therapy on Surgery Day Tied to Shorter Hospital Stays

Dec 7, 2022/Review

Geriatric hip fracture surgery patients who started PT services on the day of surgery or one day later also had lower mortality.

Tapping Into Vendor Marketing Assistance

Aug 1, 2015/Column

Equipment manufacturers and suppliers can offer practices more than just the products and services they sell.

100 Days of Service Member Profile: Teresa Briedwell, PT, DPT

Sep 28, 2021/Perspective

"We accept a responsibility to transform society when we join the profession."

APTA in 2020, Part 3: Our Values in Action — Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Dec 17, 2020/News

Our efforts are rooted in the simple concept that greater diversity in the profession is key to its sustainability and, in turn, to achieving our transformative vision.