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APTA Practice Advisory: Primary Care Physical Therapy

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.

Hearing Screens

Nov 4, 2024/Test & Measure

Various patient-reported and clinician-administered tools can screen individuals for auditory impairment.

Study: Even Small Amounts of Physical Activity Can Lower Depression Risk

May 3, 2022/Review

An analysis of multiple studies found participants who reached just half of the weekly PA recommendation saw a 18% drop in depression risk.

An On-the-Nose Career

Apr 1, 2021/Podcast

Defining Moment: Reminiscences of a PT and mother.

Defining Moment: Through the Open Door

Aug 13, 2024/Podcast

A PT's journey with rock climbing and movement science.

Historic Physical Therapy Leader Geneva Johnson Dies

Oct 15, 2021/News

A founder of the nation's first graduate program in physical therapy, Johnson's influence is still being felt throughout the profession.

Researchers: 1 in 3 People Worldwide Had a Condition That Rehab Could've Helped

Jan 5, 2021/Review

A global study of disease burden finds a glaring need for rehab in primary care.

Cincinnati Knee Rating System (CKRS)

Aug 29, 2017/Test & Measure

This is a questionnaire and functional assessment used to assess knee function.

High-Level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT) and HiMAT-Revised (HiMAT-R)

May 24, 2015/Test & Measure

This is an objective test of a variety of gait and mobility functions such as running, hopping, stair navigation, backward walking in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Study: Time for Better Risk Adjustment in THA, TKA Bundled Care Models

May 25, 2021/Review

Researchers put price tags on comorbidities associated with higher TJA costs and see risk adjustment as a way to counter 'cherry picking.'