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Oct 1, 2017/Feature
APTA annually honors Emerging Leaders-PTs and PTAs who are making outstanding contributions to the field of physical therapy early in their careers. Here's what some of them have been doing.
Nov 1, 2019/Column
Challenges needn't be challenging. It's all in the approach.
Sep 7, 2022/News
Policy research cosponsored by APTA reveals potential savings through eased PTA and OTA supervision requirements.
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.
Oct 25, 2021/Review
Researchers believe that PTs help to dial back acute LBP patients' catastrophizing thoughts, which may reduce disability and pain.
Apr 16, 2021/Roundup
Many state legislatures are still in session, but positive changes are already in the works. Here's a progress report.
Jun 1, 2017/Article
APTA is committed to preserving the provisions of Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act to ensure that students with disabilities have access to physical therapy services necessary to take full advantage of a free and public education.
Dec 10, 2018/Review
When it comes to management of low back pain, PTs know just as much—and sometimes more—than the family practice physicians who often are sought for primary care.
Feb 27, 2018/News
The CDC sees TBI in children as a public health problem with a ripple effect—not only are children receiving inconsistent care at the time of injury, but variation in rehabilitation and recovery approaches can lead to disability that lasts through adulthood.
Nov 24, 2020/Article
The culturally competent practice of physical therapy includes practice with patients and clients who have mental or physical disabilities.