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PTJ Honors & Awards Highlight: Author Interview With Shawn Farrokhi

Sep 9, 2025/Podcast

Listening Time — 23:38 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Shawn Farrokhi, PT, PhD, about winning the 2025 APTA Outstanding Research Award for the article “The Influence of Active, Passive, and

2023 APTA House of Delegates Recap

Sep 6, 2023/Roundup

APTA's representative body took on issues ranging from PTA education to equitable pay.

Government Affairs and Public Service Awards Nominations Due January 12, 2018

Dec 15, 2017/News

Recipients will be selected in February by the APTA Board of Directors, and the awards will be presented during APTA's Federal Advocacy Forum set for April 29–May 1 in Washington, DC.

Compliance Matters: Supervision Requirements for PTAs and Physical Therapy Students

May 1, 2018/Column

Supervision Requirements for PTAs and Physical Therapy Students

APTA, 95 Other Organizations to Congress: The Fee Schedule Just Isn't Working

Mar 9, 2022/News

A recent letter to committee leadership says that it's time for systemic change to the PFS and Quality Payment Program, which includes MIPS.

What's on the Physical Therapy Research Horizon? A Closer Look at 4 Emerging Foundation-Funded Investigators

Jul 23, 2019/Interview

We take a closer look at three postdoctoral students and the emerging investigator who received Foundation awards.

CMS Wants Medicare Advantage to Increase Telehealth Coverage

Oct 29, 2018/News

In a proposed rule, CMS gives the green light to expand coverage for telehealth in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. But when—and if—those changes would affect PTs remains an open question.

APTA Joins Push for PPE, More Consistent Use Recommendations

Mar 24, 2020/News

A March 20 letter to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

Documentation: Conclusion of the Episode of Care Summary

Jan 31, 2018/Article

Discharge documentation should include the reason for the episode conclusion, the date of the episode conclusion, and an relevant objective or subjective information related to the patient's status. Some federal and non-federal payers governmental bodies and payors may require a discharge note for the

What a Difference a Day Makes: Researchers Say That for TKA, Post-Op Same-Day Physical Therapy Reduces Opioid Use and Shortens Length of...

Aug 23, 2019/Review

TKA patients who received physical therapy on the same day as their surgeries were able to walk more while in the hospital and had lower rates of opioid consumption during their stay compared with patients who didn't receive physical therapy until the day after their surgeries.