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New CPT Evaluation Codes Are Here

Feb 1, 2017/Column

What you need to know about the changes.

Building a Better Referral-Management Process

Jun 1, 2016/Feature

Here's how a hospital's physical therapy department designed an efficient, patient-centric system for managing referrals.

Community Service

May 1, 2019/Column

Creating a clinic that literally speaks its patients' language.

Researcher Spotlight | Exploring the Doctoral Student Experience With Two Aspiring Researchers

Jun 1, 2025/Column

In this new series, “Pathways to Research,” we will explore the various ways that PTs get into the field of research.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Oct 20, 2011/Clinical Summary

PTs provide skilled interventions to reduce dyspnea and improve endurance, strength, and quality of life for people with COPD.

APTA Centennial Scholars Program Earns National Recognition

Apr 26, 2022/News

The APTA program to nurture a diverse range of leaders and thinkers earned it a top spot among associations across the country.

Mapping Best Practices in Geriatric Physical Therapy

Apr 4, 2022/News

A new resource from APTA Geriatrics establishes guiding principles.

Time To Act: Lawmakers Must Address the PTA Differential

Jan 19, 2022/News

Congress is back in session and the push is on to fix this threat to patient access to care. Your voice is needed.

START-Play and Motor and Cognitive Outcomes in Infants With Neuromotor Disorders

Mar 26, 2021/Podcast

PTJ Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette gets at the practical—and ethical—realities involved in studying children. Dr. Harbourne shares insights from her decades of research with children, on such topics as parents’ insistence on usual care.

Oxygen Administration During Physical Therapy

Mar 5, 2019/Article

The FDA generally regards oxygen to be a prescription drug.