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Nov 24, 2025/Statement
APTA is deeply concerned by the recent recommendation from the Reimagining and Improving Student Education, or RISE, Negotiated Rulemaking Committee, which, if enacted, would designate the doctor of physical therapy degree — and dozens of other health care professional degrees — as a graduate degree
Jun 15, 2022/Roundup
Members' insight on everything from pelvic floor health to treadmill desks.
PTCAS is open to all Doctor of Physical Therapy education programs holding one of the following accreditation statuses with CAPTE.
May 31, 2020/Statement
There is nothing healthy about racism. It's a disease of the heart and mind that has infected not just people but customs, systems, and laws.
Jan 15, 2019/News
Adjusting to life after an amputation can affect a veteran’s entire family, not just the individual. That reality wasn't lost on the Travis Mills Foundation, which offers a retreat program that aims to help veterans and their families bond with one another and participate in traditional activities that
May 7, 2018/Article
Policymakers make decisions every day that impact the physical therapy profession—everything from state scope of practice and licensure issues, to payment under Medicare, to the regulations practitioners must adhere to. They need to understand and appreciate what physical therapists do so that they don't
Mar 28, 2018/Review
Tai chi may not just be another option in the management of pain for individuals with fibromyalgia— according to authors of a new study, it may actually be a more effective physical activity than aerobic exercise.
Apr 9, 2021/Review
The study of nearly 9,000 patients also looked at the potential role of patient mobility at hospital admission.
Oct 1, 2024/Column
President's Note; being transparent about disabilities.
Jun 22, 2018/News
The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (PTLC) is poised to become fully operational in 3 states, allowing PTs and PTAs licensed in 1 of the states to obtain practice privileges in the other 2.