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Patient Care

APTA has patient care resources to help you in your daily practice —including content and tools previously housed at PTNow.

Building Our Community

We connect you with peers who share your passion for advancing the profession and transforming society.

It's Lovely at the Top

Jun 1, 2020/Feature

PTs and PTAs who are rock climbers have a passion for the sport and for helping their fellow climbers avoid and rehab from injuries.

An On-the-Nose Career

Apr 1, 2021/Podcast

Defining Moment: Reminiscences of a PT and mother.

APTA Practice Advisory: Primary Care Physical Therapy

Oct 16, 2025/Resource

Primary care physical therapy highlights the role of physical therapists as integral members of a patient’s primary care team. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants should familiarize themselves with the specific roles, scope, and competencies that define primary care physical therapy.

Optimizing the Built Environment for Physical Activity

Apr 1, 2023/Feature

PTs and PTAs can play an important role in creating and supporting community spaces that encourage people to become and stay active.

The State of the Profession: Two APTA Profile Reports Set the Scene

Jul 18, 2023/News

Data analysis also demonstrates that APTA membership is a good reflection of the profession overall.

High-Level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT) and HiMAT-Revised (HiMAT-R)

May 24, 2015/Test & Measure

This is an objective test of a variety of gait and mobility functions such as running, hopping, stair navigation, backward walking in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Greetings From PTs and PTAs Who Travel

Aug 1, 2019/Feature

Traveling isn't for every physical therapist, but for many who do it, there's no looking back.

MIPS Performance Reporting Requirements

Feb 27, 2024/Resource

MIPS performance is measured across four categories – cost, quality, improvement activities, and promoting interoperability.