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Oct 8, 2019/Open Access
You should be aware of the scope of the practice act in the state(s) in which you are licensed, and consider carefully whether or not your scope of personal competence is compatible with the type of services you wish to provide.
Jul 16, 2020/Podcast
Brian de Castro didn't fit the profile of someone likely to find himself in a life-and-death battle with COVID-19. His entire family got the virus and recovered quickly, but the 39-year-old who was in good health, is required two weeks on a ventilator. Physical therapy was key to his recovery.
Sep 1, 2025/Feature
Learn how people are using "The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States" to make the case that physical therapy is cost-effective.
Jul 1, 2016/Column
Direction and supervision of support personnel requires patient-centered decision-making at all times.
Sep 24, 2024/Podcast
Editor-in-Chief Steven George talks with Jason Silvernail about his perspective paper on defining orthopaedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) as a subspecialty of the profession.
Sep 1, 2017/Column
A veteran's career path began in Afghanistan.
May 5, 2021/Roundup
PASC, post-COVID-19 neuropathy, herd immunity, and more.
May 18, 2017/Review
It isn’t just coincidence that many patients with urinary incontinence also have low back pain.
Celebrating 50 years of the physical therapist assistant.
Sep 20, 2017/News
In the middle of packed semesters, students from dozens of schools across the country participated in a nationwide effort to press for repeal of the therapy cap. In four days, more than 10,000 emails, letters, faxes, and phone calls went out to members of Congress