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Top APTA News Articles of 2024

Jan 2, 2025/News

Here are five of the most popular articles viewed by your peers in 2024.

From PT in Motion Magazine: Ethics Under Pressure

Mar 2, 2017/News

The magazine examines how external pressures can cloud the ability of PTs and PTAs to stay true to professional ethics.

JAMA Viewpoint: The 'False Dichotomy' of Hospital Falls Prevention vs Mobility Promotion

Jun 14, 2017/Review

Programs that promote mobility with supervision "may actually help to prevent injurious falls."

PTJ Perspective: PT Education on Medical Marijuana Highly Recommended

Mar 7, 2017/News

A PTJ perspective argues that the growing prevalence of medical marijuana means PTs should be aware of the marijuana options available to their patients, potential benefits, and possible adverse effects.

North Carolina PTs Get Decisive Dry Needling Win

Mar 12, 2019/News

After a nearly 4-year battle, physical therapists (PTs) in North Carolina can finally claim victory in their fight to protect dry needling: last week, the state's acupuncture licensing board relented on its attempt to restrict the intervention, signing off on a settlement agreement in federal district

My Team

Dec 12, 2019/Perspective

That's when I found APTA—or better yet, APTA found me.

To All Students: Remember, You've Got This

Sep 18, 2018/Perspective

Now is the time to buckle up and settle in, because you're now a part of an amazing profession.

APTA Named 'Best in Business'

Oct 19, 2018/News

APTA was recently named "Best in Business" by the Alexandria, VA, Chamber of Commerce.

DoD Moves to Include PTAs in TRICARE

Dec 20, 2018/News

Nearly a year after being signed into law, a proposed rule to include PTAs as authorized providers under TRICARE has been issued by the US Department of Defense.

APTA Student-Led 'Flash Action' on Federal Loan Repayment Program Sets Record

Sep 24, 2019/News

Capitol Hill now has 14,000 additional reasons to increase access to physical therapists (PTs) in rural and underserved areas—and to provide student debt relief to some PTs along the way—as the result of one of the most successful APTA "flash action" events to date. And the profession's students can