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Defining Moment | The NICU Stay That Shaped My Career

Aug 1, 2026/Column

After his premature twin boys spent time in the NICU, one PT learned valuable lessons about patient advocacy and the power of communication.

APTA President's Message | Advancing Our Payment, Together

Apr 1, 2026/Column

Every profession has a defining challenge — the one issue that shapes its future more than any other. For us, that challenge is payment.

Picture This

May 1, 2019/Column

A PT fails to see the naked truth.

State Advocacy Issues

Learn how APTA advances issues impacting our profession and patients at the state level.

Nancy R. Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA

Jun 3, 2020/Author

Nancy R. Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, a former member of APTA's Ethics and Judicial Committee, is the program director and a professor of physical therapy at Rutgers University in Newark. She also practices in northern New Jersey, and her book "Ethics in Physical Therapy: A Case-Based Approach" compiles

Become a Sponsor on the APTA Learning Center

The APTA Learning Center accepts paid links to CEU courses offered by businesses.

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

With Stakes Higher Than Ever, PT Loan Forgiveness Bill Back on Capitol Hill

Jun 14, 2021/News

The legislation would add PTs to the National Health Services Corps — and offer forgiveness of up to $50k in student loans.

EQ-5D©™ (Health-Related Quality of Life Measure)

Dec 30, 2022/Test & Measure

The EuroQol 5 Dimension 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) is a self-report survey that measures quality of life across 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension is scored on a 5-level severity ranking that ranges from "no problems" through "extreme

HBCU DPT Programs Produce Great PTs: It Shouldn't Be a Secret

May 18, 2022/Open Access

We're making progress, and there are opportunities to do more.