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Viewpoints

Apr 1, 2021/Column

View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and responses to timely questions that APTA poses for member response.

Essential Health Benefits Advocacy

Rehabilitative and habilitative services are among the essential health benefits that need to be maintained — and even expanded.

APTA Advocacy Impact: Novitas Updates FAQ With Plan of Care Signature Exception

Jul 1, 2025/News

APTA and AOTA are working to ensure the new plan of care exception is accurately reflected in Medicare guidance and educational resources.

PTA Win: TRICARE Manual Reflects Change From Direct Supervision to General

Oct 29, 2025/News

On Sept. 18, Humana Military announced a change in TRICARE policy regarding the supervision requirements for physical therapist assistants in private practice. The change, which came into effect Jan. 1, indicates that general supervision is now acceptable for PTAs supervised by physical therapists instead

Beyond Limitations – Defining Moment

Mar 28, 2018/Podcast

Extending coverage and horizons.

International PT Response to COVID-19: Colombia, Peru

Apr 7, 2020/Podcast

Despite living in different countries and health systems, physical therapists in Colombia and Peru are facing the same challenges as physical therapists in the United States. This discussion features Nancy Molina, president of the Colombian Physical Therapy Association, Gabriela Mallma, president of

Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion

Jan 10, 2013/Test & Measure

Passive non-weight-bearing goniometric measure of dorsiflexion.

Evidence-based Clinical Care Guideline for Physical Therapy Management of Single Event Multi-level Surgeries for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy or Other Similar Neuromotor

Feb 6, 2019/CPG

This guideline provides evidence-based evaluation and intervention strategies for pre-operative and post-operative physical therapy management for patients undergoing Single Event Multi-level Surgeries.

Telehealth

Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Telehealth is a well‐defined and established method of health services delivery.

A Physical Therapy Profile: Wages for the Profession, 2021-22

Jul 18, 2023/Report

This landmark report provides our best view of the current profession. It uses data from APTA's 2021-22 practice profile survey to illustrate the influences of geographic location, practice setting and clinical focus, years of experience, sex/gender, race/ethnicity, and advanced practice on wages earned