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Jan 9, 2024/News
Coughlan helped to lead significant growth at APTA in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Jan 10, 2025/News
APTA Podcasts helped you inform your practice, gain insight into regulatory issues, and explore professional ethics.
Nov 25, 2025/Podcast
Listening Time — 18:30 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode, APTA staff experts Rachel Miller, MPH, and Sharon West, JD, discuss how the final 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will affect the physical therapy profession. They explain why physical therapists can expect
APTA's internships are designed to give Physical Therapy students and graduates experience with their professional association and are intended to benefit the intern as well as APTA.
May 21, 2019/Perspective
It started at APTA's Annual Conference in Boston in 2005. I was walking back to the hotel with my colleague and fellow PTA Kerry Williams. We had a late dinner and decided to stop at a fast food restaurant for ice cream. That's when I saw a mother and her two kids, a brother and sister ages maybe 9 and
Apr 12, 2021/Review
A global study links significant percentages of dementia, depression, cancer, and stroke to insufficient PA.
Jun 21, 2018/Perspective
I decided to focus all of my energy on school. And when I say “all,” I'm speaking literally.
Jun 16, 2013/Test & Measure
Measures coordination, fatigue, flexibility, muscle performance, muscle tone/spasticity, balance/falls, reach and grasp, self-care, and health and wellness.
Sep 28, 2018/Roundup
APTA helps its members by staying on top of changes and bringing the physical therapy profession's voice to the table.
Jan 1, 2020/Website
The academy’s mission is to advance PT practice for persons affected by cancer and chronic illness by maximizing movement and wellness across the lifespan.