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Mar 10, 2025/News
Providers and patients are urged to call Congress on the proposed spending package before March 14 deadline.
Aug 18, 2025/News
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy, or ESWT, is emerging as a noninvasive treatment option in physical therapy. ESWT utilizes sound waves to relieve pain and aid healing. It's important for physical therapists to understand the different forms of ESWT, such as focused and radial shockwave therapies, as
Nov 12, 2025/News
The physical therapy profession has a new tool in the fight to reduce administrative burden. APTA's report, "The Impact of Administrative Burden on Physical Therapist Services," offers a comparison of all three of APTA's surveys on this topic, as well as an updated infographic that illustrates the challenges
Apr 21, 2026/Article
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its proposed fiscal year 2027 rules for skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities that would update payment rates and introduce several noteworthy policy changes, particularly in the IRF setting. The proposals also revisit
Jun 24, 2026/Article
Interest in physical therapy careers remains strong, with the number of applicants to Doctor of Physical Therapy programs reaching a record high in the 2025–26 cycle. Data from APTA's Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service, or PTCAS, shows that 19,236 unique applicants completed the application
Feb 2, 2014/Test & Measure
Measures degree to which elements of the physical, social, and political environments act as barriers or facilitators to full participation for people with disabilities.
Aug 28, 2019/CPG
Covers identifying and treating primary hypertension in people aged 18 and over, including people with type 2 diabetes.
Apr 1, 2021/Podcast
Defining Moment: Reminiscences of a PT and mother.
Aug 2, 2021/News
A recent letter to House and Senate leaders is part of a larger advocacy push to avoid a potential crisis in patient access to care.
Aug 22, 2017/Test & Measure
A quick screening tool to detect the early onset of dementia as well as the severity of the condition.
