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May 22, 2024/Resource
APTA Board of Directors adopted a set of criteria to be used by any stakeholder groups developing diagnostic systems/labels as it applies to movement system diagnosis.
Feb 25, 2026/Resource
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy, or ESWT, is a noninvasive treatment that utilizes sound waves to reduce pain and promote tissue healing, although its exact therapeutic mechanism remains unclear.
Dec 2, 2022/News
Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare and contractor Kaia will stop using the term "physical therapy" in marketing Kaia's MSK pain app.
May 22, 2023/News
APTA pressed for the changes, which now allow PTs in SNFs, home health, and rehab agencies to continue providing telehealth under Medicare.
May 17, 2023/Roundup
The pandemic's effect on the physical therapy profession, the post-PHE provider landscape, exercise effects on lingering symptoms, and more.
May 21, 2025/Article
APTA chapters are fighting to change Medicaid policy to improve payment and access to PT services in their states.
Aug 31, 2017/Test & Measure
This is a 9-item measure used to identify subgroups of patients with low back pain in primary care settings based on various functional, psychosocial, and comorbid factors for subgrouping.
Oct 6, 2014/Test & Measure
Action Research Arm Test (ARAT)
Oct 5, 2023/Test & Measure
SCARED is a quick and easy screening tool that combines input from parents and children.
This program provides enhanced clinical education skills for instructors, CEUs, and, for PTs and PTAs, a prestigious CI credential.