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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.

Shutdown FAQs: What Is the Impact on Federal Payors, Health Care Practices, and Telehealth?

Sep 25, 2025/News

Note: This article has been updated to reflect APTA’s latest analysis of the federal government’s official shutdown and subsequent related guidance as of Oct. 24. For more information on recent CMS claims hold updates, please see section 2 of this article. APTA members should be mindful of how a lapse

November Advocacy Roundup: The Final 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Nov 25, 2025/Podcast

Listening Time — 18:30 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode, APTA staff experts Rachel Miller, MPH, and Sharon West, JD, discuss how the final 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will affect the physical therapy profession.  They explain why physical therapists can expect

More Than 3,500 Board-Certified Physical Therapists Honored at APTA CSM 2026

May 11, 2026/Article

APTA's ceremony highlighted newly certified and recertified specialists and the growing impact of board certification across the profession.

No One Way To Be a PT

Jun 10, 2021/Perspective

This PT encourages others in the profession to expand the bounds of what PTs can be.

Are Interventions Delivered and Received as Intended? Author Interview With Kathleen Mangione, PT, PhD

Aug 27, 2021/Podcast

PTJ Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Kathleen Mangione, PT, PhD, FAPTA, about something critically important to physical therapists but rarely top of mind: treatment fidelity.

100 Days of Service Member Profile: Ricardo Fernandez, PT, PhD

Oct 5, 2021/Perspective

"I have made it my mission in life to spend my time honoring our nation's veterans, service members, and their families."

Researchers: Physical Inactivity Impacts a Host of Noncommunicable Diseases

Apr 12, 2021/Review

A global study links significant percentages of dementia, depression, cancer, and stroke to insufficient PA.

Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (KOOS, JR)

May 16, 2019/Test & Measure

This survey was developed as a relevant short version of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome (KOOS) for a specific population.

Grit From the Gridiron

Nov 1, 2020/Column

Physical therapy can help heal emotional wounds, too.