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Jul 1, 2024/Feature
APTA has the resources you need to understand the changes to CMS' Quality Payment Program.
Jan 1, 2017/Infographic
Three new codes—97161, 97162, and 97163—replace the single 97001 CPT code for physical therapy evaluation
Jul 25, 2019/Podcast
US Army Master Sergeant (Retired) Justin Minyard’s recounts the injuries he received during a rescue attempt during 9-11 attacks at the Pentagon, and then while on a mission in Afghanistan—and then what happened afterward: with multiple fusions and other surgeries, the intense pain, and his eventual
Jan 2, 2018/Podcast
In a disrupted health care environment, Sharon Dunn sees vast opportunity for a new generation of PTs and PTAs.
Jan 2, 2026/News
On July 14, 2025, the APTA House of Delegates officially adopted The Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession. This updated Code combines into one document the current Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist with the Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant.
Feb 8, 2023/News
The association's public policy priorities are aimed at unleashing physical therapy's potential to take on pressing health care challenges.
May 24, 2017/Test & Measure
A positive test warrants a radiograph and a negative test suggests the physical therapist can treat the patient without a radiograph.
Jun 26, 2016/Test & Measure
The CAPE is a self-report measure of children’s participation in leisure and recreational activities.
Dec 1, 2022/CPG
Lateral Elbow Pain and Muscle Function Impairments: Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health from the Academy of Hand and Upper Extremity Physical Therapy and the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy
Sep 1, 2019/Feature
Sometimes overlooked, physical therapy can be highly beneficial in helping women through and beyond this phase of life.
