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APTA Advocacy Delivers 2 Major Wins in 2025 Fee Schedule

Nov 1, 2024/Article

Among other provisions, PTs and PTAs will benefit from changes to supervision requirements and plan of care certifications.

57th McMillan Lecture: Movement Is the Core of Who We Are

Mar 10, 2026/Article

Christopher Powers, PT, PhD, FAPTA, delivers the 57th Mary McMillan Lecture at APTA CSM in Anaheim, California. In delivering the 57th Mary McMillan Lecture at APTA CSM in Anaheim, California, Christopher Powers, PT, PhD, FAPTA, encouraged the profession to realize its identity as movement experts. "It

Ashworth Scale (AS) and Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)

Oct 21, 2014/Test & Measure

Used to assess spasticity.

Association of Anaesthetists: Clinical Guideline and Recommendations on Pre-operative Exercise Training in Patients Awaiting Major Non-Cardiac Surgery

May 31, 2018/CPG

This guideline provides recommendations related to pre-operative exercise training in patients scheduled for major non-cardiac surgery.

The Road to Wellness

Aug 1, 2018/Column

It's paved with goals and plans, not just good intentions.

Advocacy: Why Should Students Care?

Feb 6, 2019/Podcast

Eliminating barriers to care. Protecting scope of practice. Reducing administrative burden. Those are just some of the issues for which APTA looks to lead change through advocacy. Justin Elliott, APTA’s Vice President of Government Affairs, discusses health care advocacy landscape, including why students

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.

Study: Leisure-Time Physical Activity Reduces Likelihood of LBP

May 3, 2021/Review

Researchers from Brazil focused on leisure-time PA and how hours of sedentary behavior affected the PA-LBP relationship.

Research on Nonpharmacological Pain Approaches Needs To Address Virtual Delivery

Jul 9, 2021/Review

COVID-19 increased the use of virtual care — but that doesn't mean knowledge gaps have been filled, say authors of a new analysis.

Vision Fulfilled

Jul 1, 2015/Column

A career that was meant to be.