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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.
Jun 1, 2020/Column
A parting request as this column comes to a close.
Oct 1, 2020/Column
Important information for PTs and PTAs serving service members, veterans, and their families.
Mar 1, 2020/Feature
A growing number of schools that offer DPT and pre-physical therapy programs are exposing their students to strategies for inventing and innovating, from concept to production and marketing. And the programs' goals reach well beyond the invention itself.
PTs are qualified to serve in primary care roles, but there are policy barriers.
Nov 10, 2022/Review
An RCT compared knee function and osteoarthritis progression five years after physical therapy or arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.
May 13, 2025/Article
Dan Staats, PT, DPT, shares how clinical curiosity sparked a business — and what every attendee can learn from his entrepreneurial journey.
Oct 14, 2025/News
On Sept. 10, the Medicare Administrative Contractor Noridian Healthcare Solutions amended its existing guidance on the regulations governing certification of the therapy plan of care. The change, which updates the guidance to reflect the new POC signature exception, comes in response to outreach and
Dec 30, 2022/Test & Measure
The EuroQol 5 Dimension 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) is a self-report survey that measures quality of life across 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension is scored on a 5-level severity ranking that ranges from "no problems" through "extreme
May 19, 2021/Roundup
New APTA COVID-19 report, updated CDC guidance, effects of mild coronavirus infection, and more.
