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APTA Continues PTA Advocacy: Pushback on PTA Differential, Timeline for TRICARE Startup, More

Oct 2, 2018/News

A rundown of some of the latest happenings in the association's advocacy for PTAs.

Massive APTA-Supported Opioid Bill Ready for President's Signature

Oct 5, 2018/News

Expansive legislation aimed at battling the opioid crisis will soon become law, complete with provisions that echo APTA's recommendations.

Impact of COVID-19 on the Physical Therapy Profession

May 25, 2021/Report

This follow-up report includes new data based on a March-April, 2021, survey of PTs and PTAs.

APTA Advocacy in Action: 2019 Wins, and What's on Our Radar for 2020

Jan 28, 2020/Perspective

APTA is taking the advocacy lead on a number of bills impacting the physical therapy profession and the patients we serve that may be addressed in the 116th Congress.

Riding the Wave in a Changing Community

Jul 31, 2018/Perspective

I decided to make the leap from my hospital job and into the community.

Embezzlement? That Could Never Happen in My Practice

May 1, 2015/Feature

Yes, it could, as a growing number of PTs have found out. Here's how to protect yourself.

An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline: The Diagnosis of Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness in Adults

Dec 15, 2014/CPG

This guideline addresses the potential benefits of physical therapy interventions for individuals with intensive-care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW).

Subgroups for Targeted Treatment (STarT) Back Tool

Aug 31, 2017/Test & Measure

This is a 9-item measure used to identify subgroups of patients with low back pain in primary care settings based on various functional, psychosocial, and comorbid factors for subgrouping.

Preferred Nomenclature for the Provision of Physical Therapist Services

Aug 29, 2018/Policies & Bylaws

House position: APTA defines and uses the following terms in its documents and publications to promote consistency and a common understanding and use of these terms external to APTA regarding the provision of physical therapist services.