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How to Apply the New CQ Modifier

Mar 1, 2020/Column

Here's information on how to apply the new CQ modifier to denote when outpatient therapy services are furnished in whole or in part by a PTA.

From PTJ: Use of Rhythm a Plus in Parkinson Disease-Related Motor Function

Jan 17, 2024/Review

A meta-analysis found areas in which rhythmically cued exercise seemed particularly effective — and a few less significant results.

APTA Members' Hometown Efforts Keep 'PT in the Community' Momentum Going Strong

May 11, 2021/News

The community service initiative had to pivot from a single APTA CSM-based event to multiple locally based projects — and it worked.

The Proposed Medicare Cut Impacts My Community — And Yours

Oct 2, 2020/Perspective

If you think the proposed cut won’t affect you because you don’t provide services for patients covered by Medicare, I urge you to think about the community in which you provide your services.

Practicing Physical Therapy in the Gig Economy

Oct 1, 2022/Feature

PTs share their thoughts on deciding if contract work is the right choice and, if so, how to proceed.

Strength in Numbers: The Power and Potential of Clinical Data Registries

Nov 1, 2017/Feature

More than 110 qualified clinical data registries are helping improve health care outcomes while demonstrating the value of specific interventions. Here's a look at some of them, and the benefits that APTA's Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry can offer the profession.

Jekyll and Hyde

Apr 1, 2018/Column

A student's uneven performance reflects his practice preferences.

Untenable Intervention

May 1, 2018/Column

What is a PT to do when the solution is a problem?

APTA Guide for Conduct of the Physical Therapist Assistant

Jun 1, 2012/Open Access

This guide is intended to serve PTAs in interpreting the Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant.

About PT and PTA Licensure

Licensure is required in order to practice as a PT or work as a PTA in the United States. Licensure is managed by individual state regulatory boards.