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The ongoing opioid crisis in the U.S. reflects the unintended consequences of an effort to control pain by masking it. We're paying a terrible price.
Sep 20, 2018/Policies & Bylaws
House position: APTA's Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education is the one agency for accreditation of physical therapy education programs.
Sep 19, 2025/News
The advisory outlines documentation responsibilities and legal and regulatory considerations for this emerging technology.
May 7, 2019/News
Turns out 1969 wasn't all Woodstock and moonwalks: the year was also an important date for what has become a crucial part of the physical therapy profession—the physical therapist assistant (PTA). This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first graduates of PTA education programs. To honor that milestone,
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
Mar 16, 2020/News
In a win for PTAs and OTAs, the Department of Defense has issued a final rule, effective April 16, that establishes them as providers in ways similar to Medicare provisions.
The premier program for PTAs to increase their knowledge and skill in a specific practice area and to recognize the PTA for their advanced proficiency in one or more areas of practice.
May 24, 2017/Test & Measure
Objectively measures five common nonverbal pain expressions.
Jun 16, 2021/Roundup
CDC long COVID guidance, OSHA rules, Delta variant concerns, possible Alzheimer link, and more.
Oct 6, 2021/Roundup
Long COVID as an "episodic disability," the pandemic's effects on obesity, possible COVID-19 pill, and more.