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Jun 26, 2019/News
The influence of PTJ (Physical Therapy), APTA's scientific journal, continues to grow: according to Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the frequency with which PTJ is cited in other journals—its "impact factor"—made PTJ #7 among rehabilitation journals and #16 among orthopedic journals in 2018. A journal's
Aug 15, 2018/News
"The Good Stuff" is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.
Nov 1, 2017/Perspective
As a DPT student, Keaton Ray was struggling to identify her professional passion. Then she got involved in student leadership, developed mentor peers, and figured out when to say yes or no to her many opportunities. In this kickoff episode of APTA's new "Finding My Way" podcast series, Keaton reflects
Nov 3, 2022/Article
Payment is the focus of this installment: Cuts, therapy thresholds, updated calculations that could be good for PTs, and more.
Sep 29, 2023/Review
Researchers compared two PT-led approaches and found that both achieved similar positive outcomes compared with usual care.
Sep 7, 2022/News
Policy research cosponsored by APTA reveals potential savings through eased PTA and OTA supervision requirements.
Dec 10, 2018/Review
When it comes to management of low back pain, PTs know just as much—and sometimes more—than the family practice physicians who often are sought for primary care.
Feb 27, 2018/News
The CDC sees TBI in children as a public health problem with a ripple effect—not only are children receiving inconsistent care at the time of injury, but variation in rehabilitation and recovery approaches can lead to disability that lasts through adulthood.
Jul 12, 2019/News
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to go full steam ahead with its plans to shift to a new payment system for home health beginning in 2020. The plans are accompanied by other changes that include allowing maintenance therapy to be furnished by physical therapist assistants
Apr 1, 2025/CPG
This clinical practice guideline from APTA Geriatrics provides recommendations for the management of fall risk in community-dwelling adults aged 65 and over. It includes an algorithm to facilitate clinical reasoning (see Figure 1). This CPG replaces the 2015 clinical guidance statement.