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Aug 7, 2012/Policies & Bylaws
House position: APTA supports the provision of physical therapy services to children with special needs.
Jan 2, 2018/Review
"Providing a physical therapy consult in place of an opioid prescription is a reasonable alternate strategy for pain management and improved function."
Feb 1, 2018/Article
With relaxed state laws and wider availability, use of cannabis and cannabinoids is increasing throughout the United States. PTs and PTAs need to know how patients can be affected in both positive and negative ways.
Sep 11, 2024/News
Terry Nordstrom will deliver the 56th Mary McMillan Lecture; Nancy Bloom is the 30th John H.P. Maley Lecturer.
Jan 9, 2024/News
Coughlan helped to lead significant growth at APTA in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Aug 18, 2023/News
The changes, which affect outpatient physical therapy, DME, and home care, are part of a UHC effort to reduce administrative burden.
Feb 14, 2024/Video
Acknowledging current actions of APTA and proposed opportunities for more fully engaging with the global rehabilitation community.
Aug 29, 2025/Resource
Ambient scribe tools refer to systems that operate discreetly in the background and use artificial intelligence to automatically capture, transcribe, and summarize patient-provider interactions into structured clinical notes. As these scribes becomes more prevalent in health care, PTs and PTAs using
Dec 2, 2020/News
The top-floor gathering spaces will be named in recognition of the husband and wife team's donation to the Minority Scholarship Fund.
Mar 21, 2024/CPG
The guideline provides 7 recommendations that address the impact of, preparation for, and implementation of telerehabilitation in physical therapist practice. Each recommendation includes potential benefits, harms, and cost of implementation. In addition, the guideline identifies areas where additional