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Jul 26, 2018/Perspective
The provision and billing of services when provided by a PT-PTA team is complex.
Sep 1, 2021/Column
A physical therapist known to two kids only as "the Exercise Lady" helped both them and their family in a time of need.
APTA is the definitive source for standards of ethics and professionalism in the physical therapy profession.
Jun 1, 2017/Article
APTA is committed to preserving the provisions of Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act to ensure that students with disabilities have access to physical therapy services necessary to take full advantage of a free and public education.
Sep 25, 2018/News
The innovative concentrated advocacy effort will use the APTA Legislative Action Center to contact members of Congress to press for better patient access to nonopioid pain treatments including physical therapy.
Sep 19, 2025/News
The advisory outlines documentation responsibilities and legal and regulatory considerations for this emerging technology.
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,
Jul 11, 2022/News
Supported in part by APTA and its academies, the awards are an investment in promising physical therapy investigators.
Aug 5, 2022/Roundup
Here are four ways you can participate in this first-ever event.
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.