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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.

CMS Seeking Comments on Self-Referral Prohibitions in Stark Law

Jun 26, 2018/News

In its ongoing efforts to decrease regulatory burdens, CMS has turned its attention to a law that, with the exception of physical therapy and a few other treatments and procedures, bars physicians from referring patients to services in which the physician has a financial interest.

Celebrating 100 Years With Exciting Plans for 2021

Dec 1, 2019/Feature

As APTA prepares to celebrate its centennial in 2021, we are charting a course that honors the strength of the past 100 years while preparing for an exciting future.

With Stakes Higher Than Ever, PT Loan Forgiveness Bill Back on Capitol Hill

Jun 14, 2021/News

The legislation would add PTs to the National Health Services Corps — and offer forgiveness of up to $50k in student loans.

More Physical Activity Linked to Better COVID-19 Outcomes

Jan 13, 2023/Review

Authors found a dose-response relationship between PA and adverse COVID-19 events that was consistent across multiple subgroups.

Nancy R. Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA

Jun 3, 2020/Author

Nancy R. Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, a former member of APTA's Ethics and Judicial Committee, is the program director and a professor of physical therapy at Rutgers University in Newark. She also practices in northern New Jersey, and her book "Ethics in Physical Therapy: A Case-Based Approach" compiles

Serving Your Community

Sep 28, 2023/APTA Social

In honor of the upcoming PT and PTA Day of Service and National Hispanic Heritage Month, join us to for a discussion on ways to find community engagement and volunteerism opportunities, and get insights from our speakers on how they've have broadened their toolboxes to better serve their local community. 

Study: 'Academic Capitalism,' Lack of Faculty of Color Is a Challenge for Diversity in DPT Programs

Jul 8, 2020/Review

Researchers compared the percentage of program graduates of color with several institution characteristics — and found challenges.

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.

PTJ Author Interview: Credentialism and the CAPTE 50 Percent Requirement

Oct 1, 2025/Podcast

Listening Time — 25:29 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Andrew Hogan, PhD, about his recently published perspective on the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education standard