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Risk Management Toolkit

The “Risk Management Toolkit” is an APTA resource for educators developed in collaboration with the Healthcare Providers Service Organization. The toolkit includes four modules focused on risk management for students in physical therapy programs.

Celebrating A Milestone: 50 Years of PTAs

May 1, 2019/Feature

Half a century ago, the first physical therapist assistants (PTAs) entered the workforce. Their roles, numbers, and participation within APTA have grown steadily. (This article is updated from an earlier story published in a 2004 issue of APTA's PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy that celebrated the 35th

PTJ Author Interview: Understanding Barriers to Clinical Practice Guideline Use

Jul 15, 2025/Podcast

Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Matthew Schumacher, PT, DPT, DSc, Kyle Cottone, PT, DPT, DSc, and Laura Siviter, PT, DPT, DSc, about their recently published study, which identified six themes related to barriers to clinical practice guideline implementation for low back

A School Teacher

Jun 1, 2020/Perspective

I made a list of all the things I wanted out of a career. It summed up to be making a difference in people's lives.

Study: Only 10% of Physician Visits for LBP Resulted in Physical Therapy Referrals 1997–2010 While Opioid Prescriptions Climbed

Apr 30, 2017/Review

In brief: Study analyzed data from 170 million visits to a primary care physician 1997–2010 Referrals for physical therapy occurred in 10% of the visits, a rate that was fairly constant during the study period Prescriptions for opioids rose from about 15% to 45% by 2010; patients who didn't receive a

Virtual Reality: It's Still About the Science, Researchers Say

Apr 1, 2019/Article

From off-the-shelf game platforms that cost less than $200 to room-size immersive simulators with price tags in the millions, virtual reality (VR) is becoming a reality in physical therapy—but what does that mean for patient care?

Won't Back Down: PTs, PTAs, Achieve Their Specialist, Proficiency Goals in 2020

Mar 30, 2021/News

In a challenging year, more than 3,000 PTs and PTAs earned a certification, were recertified, or achieved PTA advanced proficiency.

News From NEXT: McMillan Lecturer Outlines Keys to Excellence in the Physical Therapy Profession

Jun 17, 2019/News

Tom McPoil, PT, PhD, FAPTA, said he intentionally structured the title of the 50th McMillan Lecture—"Is Excellence in the Cards?" as a question "to raise an element of doubt or uncertainty in our quest to achieve excellence." After all, he said during his delivery of the lecture on June 13 as part of

From PT in Motion: Walking Away From the PT Designation

Dec 1, 2017/News

Want to focus on all the good you can do for people without the burden of having that "PT" designation after your name? How about just dropping the title and calling yourself something else? Simple answer: it doesn't work that way.

Researcher Spotlight

Feb 1, 2024/Column

Bernadette Gillick, PT, MSPT, PhD, explores a novel approach to understanding infant brain injury.