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Defining Moment: Following a Calling for Advocacy

Apr 2, 2024/Podcast

A physical therapist finds meaning and purpose through politics.

Ottawa Ankle Rules (OAR)

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.

It Can Happen Anywhere: Protecting Your Workplace From Public Safety Threats

Feb 1, 2019/Article

The number of violent events in the workplace seems ever more prevalent. How can PTs and PTAs best protect themselves and their patients?

Fee Schedule Advocacy, Part II: Get Ready, Congress

Sep 24, 2021/News

On the heels of APTA's successful grassroots effort aimed at CMS, we're focusing attention on Capitol Hill.

Hand Held Myometry/Dynamometry

Mar 1, 2025/Test & Measure

Hand Held Myometry/Dynamometry

6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) (applied to patients who have had lower extremity total joint replacement)

Aug 7, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures a patient's functional capacity by recording the distance ambulated during a 6 min duration.

APTA Adopts New Code of Ethics for Physical Therapy Profession

Nov 25, 2025/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.

APTA Sets Forward-Looking Research Agenda

Sep 20, 2023/Article

The agenda outlines research priorities vital to advancing the profession.

Quick Guide To Using the PTA Modifier

Mar 19, 2021/Resource

Use this guide to help you identify when you must apply the CQ modifier, which we updated in March 2021 to reflect new details from CMS.

Don’t Let Anything Stop You – Finding My Way

Dec 14, 2017/Podcast

Josh D’Angelo knows what it’s like to feel lost, and what it’s like to aggressively pursue what you believe in.