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Embracing Divine Dissatisfaction: The Fifth Annual Woodruff Lecture

Sep 1, 2024/Feature

Lecturer Julian Magee challenged the profession to turn discontentment into divine dissatisfaction.

Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility

Sep 23, 2024/Policies & Bylaws

House position: The Association supports the practice of cultural competence and cultural humility in all aspects of clinical practice, education, and research.

PTAs Shaping What’s Next: Board Eligibility and the Future of Leadership

Dec 16, 2025/Podcast

Listening Time — 26:53 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify For the first time in APTA history, physical therapist assistants are eligible to serve on the APTA Board of Directors beginning with the 2026 cycle. In this episode, host Kelley Kubota, PT, DPT, MS, sits down with Evan Bier,

CMS Launches Voluntary Prior Authorization Model for Traditional Medicare

Jul 22, 2025/News

Following discussions with major health insurers on their commitments, including a pledge to reduce the number of services requiring prior authorization, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction, or WISeR, model. This model aims to selectively

Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)

Oct 2, 2014/Test & Measure

Used to assess functional ability to complete specific activities.

Risk Assessment Prediction Tool (RAPT)

May 23, 2017/Test & Measure

Risk Assessment Prediction Tool (RAPT)

British Columbia Postconcussion Symptom Inventory (BC-PSI)

Jun 5, 2017/Test & Measure

This is a 16-item questionnaire, which includes 13 postconcussive syndrome symptoms (PCS) and 3 daily life problems.

The Journey of PTs With Disabilities: Challenges and Contribution

Mar 1, 2019/Feature

PTs who themselves experience physical challenges are finding ways to leverage those situations to help others.

Connecting the Mind and Body for Trauma-Informed Care

May 11, 2021/Perspective

The use of trauma-informed care has the power to change and uproot PT practice as we know it. And like most deconstructive work in life, my discovery of the need for trauma-informed physical therapy didn't come easy.

Long COVID: Comparing the WHO Definition With CDC's

Oct 19, 2021/News

There are many similarities, but WHO's recent clinical case definition includes elements that are worth noting by PTs and payers.