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Reasons to Ride a Bike

Nov 10, 2021/Podcast

Learn about the benefits of adding bicycling to your life, the challenges you may face, and how to overcome them.

Medicare Telehealth Coverage for Physical Therapists

May 7, 2020/Podcast

We discuss what’s happening in Medicare in relation to telehealth and what APTA is doing to continue to advocate on behalf of the profession.

Standing Rules of the American Physical Therapy Association

Aug 8, 2025/Policies & Bylaws

Standing Rules of the American Physical Therapy Association, adopted by the House of Delegates, are the administrative rules providing details and procedural guidance for carrying out the APTA Bylaws.

Financial Transparency of Physical Therapy Education Programs

Aug 20, 2020/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Supports collaboration among all physical therapy education stakeholders to achieve financial transparency.

Preferred Nomenclature for an Internationally Educated Physical Therapist

Jul 22, 2024/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Describes the association's position on the use of the terms internationally educated physical therapist and IEPT in its documents and publications.

Early Mobilization Reduces The Risk of Adverse Event and Improves Function: Research on the Value of Physical Therapy

Apr 5, 2021/Open Access

Help stress the importance of early mobilization by sharing this research with hospital administrators and other health care professionals who work in acute care settings.

Quick Guide to the Three Levels of Physical Therapy Evaluation

Jan 1, 2017/Infographic

Three new codes—97161, 97162, and 97163—replace the single 97001 CPT code for physical therapy evaluation

APTA, AMA, Others Demand Action From Congress to Address Fee Schedule

Mar 10, 2025/News

Providers and patients are urged to call Congress on the proposed spending package before March 14 deadline.

General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)

Aug 4, 2021/Test & Measure

This summary reviews a questionnaire to measure self-efficacy and contains information on use of it to screen patients or clients in a general clinical setting and reviews the use of this questionnaire with adolescents and adults in a general clinical setting without regard to a specific diagnosis or

5 Things I Learned From My First Year of PT School

Jul 27, 2022/Perspective

In addition to learning the fundamentals of my chosen profession, I learned a lot about myself during my first year of PT school.