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Mar 12, 2026/Resource
This resource was developed to help APTA state chapters advocate for explicit authority for physical therapists to order imaging for patients.
May 1, 2015/Feature
Dry needling by physical therapists is a hot topic. What's fact? What's fiction? Take a look beneath the surface.
Jun 1, 2021/Podcast
Defining Moment: A PT reflects on opening a clinic in an underserved neighborhood.
Sep 1, 2019/Column
A PT faces a determination at discharge.
Feb 6, 2019/Podcast
Eliminating barriers to care. Protecting scope of practice. Reducing administrative burden. Those are just some of the issues for which APTA looks to lead change through advocacy. Justin Elliott, APTA’s Vice President of Government Affairs, discusses health care advocacy landscape, including why students
Aug 8, 2025/Policies & Bylaws
Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association, adopted by the House of Delegates, describe the organization's structure and how it is governed.
Apr 10, 2026/Resource
This map displays the states that specifically allow dry needling by PTs, states that prohibit the intervention by PTs, and states in which a clear opinion has not surfaced.
May 1, 2024/Policies & Bylaws
Board policy: The CEO is an officer of the Board and in that capacity is authorized to execute or to authorize their designee to execute, on behalf of the association, certain binding agreements and other acts.
Nov 18, 2019/Podcast
Rachel Tavel, PT, DPT, discusses how her travel writer’s journey led her to a career in physical therapy.
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