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Nov 1, 2016/Feature
A growing number of PTs, PTAs, and physical therapy students travel outside the United States to volunteer their services and to learn more about health care worldwide. How can these experiences help ensure a successful experience for everyone?
Aug 5, 2019/Review
When it comes to using social media to promote the profession, physical therapy may be missing out.
Jul 31, 2018/Perspective
I decided to make the leap from my hospital job and into the community.
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.
Jun 30, 2020/Perspective
There is much work still to be done to address the lack of protection from discrimination and fill gaps in federal civil rights laws for the LGBTQ+ community.
Oct 6, 2025/News
Thousands of PT and PTA students participated in APTA’s Flash Action Strategy, Sept. 17-18, by creating social media posts and videos promoting falls prevention awareness and the Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly, or SAFE, Act (H.R. 1171/S. 2612). APTA student member advocacy led to over
Mar 8, 2017/Review
Researchers have amassed 12 years' worth of data that shows how extended viewing habits can impact knee extensor strength.
Feb 14, 2024/Review
Researchers found that for adults 60 and older with both types of pain, focusing on the hips could be the key to better overall improvement.
Aug 31, 2018/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes how physical therapist assistants may participate in continuing education.
Aug 24, 2021/Perspective
As clinicians we want to optimize our ability to return our patients and clients to their desired sports.