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Awards
This award acknowledges and honors one physical therapist who has made inspirational, significant, and impactful contributions to the profession. This is APTA's most distinguished award.
Jul 1, 2022/CPG
This CPG describes the evidence for physical therapist interventions used in the conservative management of adults with functional constipation, a nonpathological bowel condition resulting in difficulty with defecation.
Nov 11, 2021/CPG
This "living" guideline covers identifying, assessing, and managing the long-term effects of COVID-19, frequently described as "long COVID." It makes recommendations about care in all health care settings for adults, children, and young people who have new or ongoing symptoms lasting four weeks or more
Aug 1, 2017/Column
It's made up, yet it's very real.
Aug 1, 2022/Column
A ride home from a high school dance launched a life-long romance — and physical therapy career.
Feb 6, 2024/Clinical Summary
PTs play a vital role as part of a multidisciplinary team to care for persons with ALS across the spectrum of the condition.
Apr 16, 2026/Clinical Summary
Patients receive medical and pharmacological treatment as the primary intervention, and physical rehabilitation to address musculoskeletal weakness and neurologic dysfunction.
Jan 15, 2020/Open Access
Achieving cultural competence is a process, not an end point. Individuals and organizations should have an ongoing plan for improvement.
Mar 4, 2022/Roundup
For National Brain Injury Awareness Month, five APTA resources and a roundup of recent research.
Feb 27, 2023/Perspective
For me, remembering the "why" of becoming a PT is the privilege we have of entering another's experience.