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Apr 1, 2025/Column
A physical therapist recalls a memorable patient and her struggles to make peace with the patient’s untimely death.
Dec 1, 2017/News
Patients with OA may be underusing nonsurgical therapies such as physical therapy, say authors of a recent study published in Arthritis Care & Research. The use of physical therapy, a guideline-recommended first-line treatment, is “a key area for improvement,” researchers write.
Jul 26, 2018/Perspective
The provision and billing of services when provided by a PT-PTA team is complex.
May 3, 2022/Review
An analysis of multiple studies found participants who reached just half of the weekly PA recommendation saw a 18% drop in depression risk.
Aug 5, 2019/Review
When it comes to using social media to promote the profession, physical therapy may be missing out.
Jul 19, 2017/News
An occasional series that highlights recent, mostly local 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.
Jun 15, 2021/Perspective
The lead author of two recent PTJ articles on the PT's role in nutrition says the profession can make a difference.
Feb 23, 2017/Review
Too many physicians are prescribing interventions that are not supported by evidence and may even carry extra risk.
Jul 7, 2021/News
CMS is due to release its proposal soon. Here's what you need to know — and how you can fight for physical therapy.
Apr 12, 2021/Review
A global study links significant percentages of dementia, depression, cancer, and stroke to insufficient PA.