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APTA Glenohumeral Joint OA Clinical Practice Guideline Now Available

May 12, 2023/Review

The new resource, designed specifically for PTs and PTAs, includes evidence-based and best-practice recommendations.

APTA Board, Nominating Committee Recommendations Due March 15

Feb 14, 2024/Article

Recommend your peers for APTA elected positions including president and vice president of the association.

Starting the Conversation (STC)

Oct 14, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures diet and intervention in a clinical setting

Therapeutic Management of Pediatric Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder: An Evidence-Based Care Guideline

Oct 3, 2025/CPG

This evidence-based care guideline from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital provides recommendations for therapeutic management of pediatric and adolescent joint hypermobility and hypermobility spectrum disorder, including hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. It does not address children and adolescents with

Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT

Jun 3, 2020/Author

Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT, is vice president of practice at APTA. She has been involved in APTA initiatives including clinical documentation and peer review; fall risk reduction and prevention; scope of practice; PT practice in acute care, the ICU, and the emergency department; revisions to the

APTA Position Papers

These position papers are a resource for legislative staff to learn more about our issues and for APTA advocates to give to their legislative contact.

New in PTJ: COVID-19 Guidelines for Hospital-Based PTs

Jul 17, 2020/Review

New recommendations published in PTJ provide guidance for hospital-based physical therapists managing patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Study: 54% of Middle-Income Seniors Won't be Able to Afford Assisted Living Costs, Medical Expenses in 10 Years

May 1, 2019/Review

As the wave of aging baby boomers advances, the middle-income elderly population could find itself struggling.

APTA-Backed Bill Supports Medicare Patients in Need of Orthoses, Prostheses

Apr 23, 2024/News

The bipartisan measure would eliminate burdensome requirements, protect patients, and improve device replacement policies.

Building Strong Health Care Teams Through Social Capital

Jun 27, 2019/Article

Social capital is a new concept to physical therapist practice that has the potential to facilitate interprofessional and intraprofessional relationships.