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APTA Reaches 100K Member Milestone

Aug 7, 2017/News

The association reached the milestone on August 4, after a spring and summer campaign highlighting the ways APTA membership benefits both the individual member and the profession as a whole.

Final IRF, SNF Rules for 2018 Vary Little From Proposed Rules Calling for 1% Increases, Quality Reporting Changes

Aug 1, 2017/News

The final 2018 rules for IRFs and SNFs released by CMS don't vary much from the proposed versions issued this spring, following through with proposals for an overall 1% payment increase, changes to reporting requirements, and updates to the list of ICD-10-CM codes.

Mining Data to Shape Practice

Feb 3, 2020/News

What's in a number? By itself, maybe not much. But collect a whole bunch of the right numbers and analyze them in the right ways, and you may be on the road to improving PT practice. In this month's issue of PT in Motion magazine: a look at how predictive analytics, sometimes referred to as probabilistic

APTA CEO Moore Joins Amputee Coalition Board

Jan 14, 2020/News

APTA Chief Executive Officer Justin Moore, PT, DPT, has been unanimously elected to serve a four-year term on the Board of the Amputee Coalition, a leading national advocacy organization. The Amputee Coalition serves the more than two million Americans with limb loss and limb difference and more than

APTA Practice Advisories

APTA Practice Advisories are a structured approach to help physical therapists and physical therapist assistants understand and respond to emerging issues in clinical practice. It offers clear guidance to ensure that PTs and PTAs remain informed, prepared, and supported while confidently integrating

Raise Awareness and Celebrate the Profession this National Physical Therapy Month

October is National Physical Therapy Month, an opportunity to raise awareness of the benefits of physical therapy.

Patients with TKA Who Receive Outpatient Physical Therapy Soon After Surgery Recover Faster Than Those Who Get Home Physical Therapy First

Jan 23, 2017/News

A new study finds that patients who undergo TKA and engage in home physical therapy before participating in outpatient therapy ultimately wind up doing as well as patients who proceed directly to physical therapy.

Physical Therapy Not Inferior to Surgery for Degenerative Meniscal Tears

Nov 10, 2022/Review

An RCT compared knee function and osteoarthritis progression five years after physical therapy or arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.

‘Shark Tank’ Winner to Keynote at APTA Future of Rehab Therapy Summit

May 13, 2025/Article

Dan Staats, PT, DPT, shares how clinical curiosity sparked a business — and what every attendee can learn from his entrepreneurial journey.

APTA Advocacy Leads to Noridian Updated Guidance on Plan of Care Signature

Oct 14, 2025/News

On Sept. 10, the Medicare Administrative Contractor Noridian Healthcare Solutions amended its existing guidance on the regulations governing certification of the therapy plan of care. The change, which updates the guidance to reflect the new POC signature exception, comes in response to outreach and