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Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Clinicals

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.

Making Work Work: Why Occupational Health Physical Therapy Is My Passion

May 2, 2022/Perspective

The onsite physical therapist must act with urgency — like your hair is on fire!

A Nontraditional Student Perspective

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

Defining Moment: Opening a New Door

Dec 1, 2023/Column

Taking a teaching job on a lark proved to be the perfect fit for this physical therapist.

APTA Physical Therapist Resources in Spanish

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.

Amputee Mobility Predictor (AMP)

Jul 14, 2024/Test & Measure

Measures the ambulatory potential of lower limb amputees with or without a prosthesis.

Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Movement Disorders Society (MDS) Modified Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS)

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).

CMS Suspends Advanced Payment Program, Will 'Reevaluate' Accelerated Payment

Apr 27, 2020/News

April 27, 2020: The programs curtailed by CMS require recipients to pay back the funds received.

Where Do You Want to Practice?

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

Our Commitment to Progress

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.