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News From NEXT: Attendees Rebuild Toy Cars to Aid Children’s Mobility

Jun 25, 2019/News

PVC ratchet cutters, screwdrivers, and wire strippers may not be among the tools usually used by physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants. But at the APTA NEXT Conference and Exposition session "Go Baby Go: Mobility Research, Design, and Technology," those and other devices---such

2019 ELI Fellows Graduate From What's Now a National Award-Winning Program

Jul 17, 2019/News

The 18 seasoned physical therapy educators who have honed their knowledge and skills over the past year through the APTA Education Leadership Institute (ELI) Fellowship program know they've been a part of something special. Apparently, the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) agrees—it named

Gregory Hicks Appointed to APTA’s Board of Directors

Jul 31, 2019/News

Gregory Hicks, PT, PhD, FAPTA, has been appointed by the APTA Board of Directors (Board) to complete the leadership term of Sheila K. Nicholson, PT, DPT, MBA, MA, following her death in June this year. Hicks, who has been an APTA member for 17 years, is chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at

Nation's Capital Hosts Combined Sections Meeting

Apr 1, 2019/Feature

The largest physical therapy conference in the country took over the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the nation's capital city of Washington, DC, in January. The APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) brought together more than 16,000 attendees-most of them physical therapists (PTs), physical

Purposeful Horseplay

Mar 1, 2019/Feature

Patients are riding horses to therapeutic and rehabilitative success, led by PTs trained in hippotherapy.

Taking the Road Less Traveled

May 1, 2018/Feature

These PTs have widened their possibilities by narrowing their patient and client base.

Pedaling Past Injury

Jul 1, 2018/Feature

Cyclists stay on a healthy and steady course with the help of physical therapy.

PTs and the Consumerism Movement

Mar 1, 2019/Feature

As physical therapy patients increasingly seek to become more involved in their own care, PTs and PTAs face both challenges and opportunities.

Rewiring the Brain to Ease Chronic Pain

May 1, 2019/Feature

Strategies for treating pain are evolving-and physical therapists are helping to lead the way.

Rural Health Care Presents Needs and Opportunities

Jun 1, 2018/Column

Initiatives are ongoing to improve access to physical therapist services.