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Looking for the Zebras – Defining Moment

Jun 1, 2021/Podcast

Every patient is a one in a million.

Clinical Practice Guideline Development and Knowledge Translation Projects

APTA supports the development of CPGs to reduce unwarranted variation in care and improve the value of care.

Safe Pain Management Advocacy

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.

APTA President Sharon Dunn Named Dean of LSU Shreveport's School of Allied Health Professions

Apr 24, 2019/News

APTA President Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, can now add another achievement to an already lengthy list: Dean of School of Allied Health Professions at Louisiana State University (LSU) Shreveport. On April 23, LSU Shreveport announced that Dunn will take over the reins at the school, which includes the Department

From PT in Motion Magazine: 50 Years of PTAs

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,

APTA Practice Advisory on AI-Enabled Ambient Scribe Technology Now Available

Sep 19, 2025/News

The advisory outlines documentation responsibilities and legal and regulatory considerations for this emerging technology.

Researchers: Physical Therapy-Related Cochrane Reviews Largely Inconclusive

Feb 6, 2019/Review

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews is widely considered the “gold standard” for health care professionals who want to know what current, high-quality research says about the efficacy of various interventions. But when it comes to physical therapy, a “researcher or clinician would not necessarily

Sensory Impairment Linked to Function Deficits, Earlier Mortality in Adults 70+

Feb 21, 2024/Review

Authors of a study of 1,800 older adults say their findings point to the need for sensory screenings to lower risk of functional decline.

Family Violence

Apr 1, 2020/Open Access

PTs and PTAs have an ethical responsibility to act in cases of suspected abuse of a family member, obligations clearly spelled out in the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist (4D) and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant (4D). NOTE: If you have an immediate question

PTAs Will be Authorized TRICARE Providers Beginning Mid-April

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.