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Jun 3, 2020/Author
Eric Ries is the former associate editor of APTA Magazine at APTA. He retired from his position in 2020. Before joining the association in 2000, he was a writer/editor at the Association for Career and Technical Education. Earlier he held a similar position at Goodwill Industries International, and for
May 1, 2018/Magazine
Online Comments
Mar 1, 2019/Column
Tapping into the power of perspective.
Apr 1, 2019/Column
A student spreads a message of inclusion.
Nov 1, 2015/Column
The health insurance "Big 5" may become a "Big 3." Why is this happening? What are the implications for patients and physical therapy?
Oct 1, 2016/Column
Should a physical therapist tell a patient that she is terminally ill?
Sep 1, 2021/Feature
As APTA celebrates its centennial, there's no denying that physical therapy has come a long way in the association's first 100 years. But advancements and changes are expected to be even swifter in the next century as physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students of physical therapy
Aug 1, 2025/Article
They asked tough clinical questions — and built research careers to answer them. Two mid-career physical therapist scientists share their advice.
Feb 1, 2020/Column
Changes for 2020 include new codes for dry needling and changes to a number of existing codes.
Jul 11, 2023/Review
A bracing protocol shows promise, researchers say. But definitive conclusions are still out of reach.
