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Mar 6, 2019/Podcast
Zach Stearns, PT, DPT, is a clinician in North Carolina. But in the spring of 2017 he was about to graduate PT school and was reflecting on his clinical rotations. Zach shares tips for students about to begin their clinical rotations.
May 2, 2022/Perspective
The onsite physical therapist must act with urgency — like your hair is on fire!
Dec 4, 2019/Podcast
Kelly Clarke entered physical therapy school a little older than most of her student peers, having explored other careers before pursuing the physical therapy profession. She talks openly about some of the challenges she’s faced and advises that a lack of encouragement should not be mistaken for
Dec 1, 2023/Column
Taking a teaching job on a lark proved to be the perfect fit for this physical therapist.
Jan 12, 2021/Resource
APTA offers physical therapy resources in Spanish. Access resources such as clinical practice guidelines, PTJ articles, Learning Center courses, and information for consumers.
Jul 14, 2024/Test & Measure
Measures the ambulatory potential of lower limb amputees with or without a prosthesis.
Mar 31, 2018/Test & Measure
Used for patients diagnosed with idiopathic PD of any stage, according to the Hoehn and Yahr Staging Scale (H&Y).
Apr 27, 2020/News
April 27, 2020: The programs curtailed by CMS require recipients to pay back the funds received.
Oct 1, 2017/Feature
Every state has much to offer physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. It may be quality of life. Employment opportunities. Regulatory and business friendliness. Or any of dozens of other features. Where you decide to practice depends on which factors mean the most to you. Here is PT in
Mar 1, 2022/Statement
Our profession provides essential care. Whatever your setting, whatever your role in our physical therapy community, you are contributing to how we respond to and move through COVID-19.