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Apr 14, 2025/Annual Report
APTA is committed to building a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society. Through this mission, our work in 2024 remained focused on what matters most to our members. Our unwavering advocacy led to historic wins, and the resources we created helped members
Nov 1, 2024/Column
A longtime physical therapist reflects on the interconnectedness of the profession.
Jul 1, 2018/Feature
Cyclists stay on a healthy and steady course with the help of physical therapy.
Oct 1, 2023/Column
One physical therapist's struggle in DPT school led to an ADHD diagnosis and, eventually, a successful career.
Mar 1, 2024/Feature
CPGs are meant to optimize patient care by providing PTs and PTAs with recommended care options — as long as clinicians follow them.
Apr 30, 2026/Position Paper
APTA strongly opposes the U.S. Department of Education’s federal student loan program regulations finalized in April 2026, which do not define the doctor of physical therapy, or DPT, degree as a professional degree.
Apr 27, 2022/News
The agency laid out a general strategy for how it hopes to move the needle on disparities in access and outcomes.
May 16, 2019/Test & Measure
Measures disability and quality of life in individuals with low back pain (LBP).
Nov 1, 2023/Feature
Presenters focused on the role that PTs can play in leading-edge human rehabilitation.
May 1, 2018/Resource
Salary data for PTAs by geographic region, employment setting, years of experience, highest earned academic degree, and sex.