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Oct 16, 2025/Resource
Primary care physical therapy highlights the role of physical therapists as integral members of a patient’s primary care team. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants should familiarize themselves with the specific roles, scope, and competencies that define primary care physical therapy.
Jun 28, 2024/Video
Recording of a live discussion on PHTI's recent evaluation of virtual musculoskeletal care and its impact on the physical therapy profession.
Jul 18, 2025/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.
Apr 11, 2017/Review
Researchers successfully replicated an earlier study that used spinal cord electrical stimulation to help an individual intentionally move his paralyzed legs.
Oct 13, 2021/News
The SMART Act would delay implementation, spare rural and underserved areas, and relieve PTA supervision burdens.
Jan 21, 2021/Open Access
This year, the member-led effort focuses on making a difference in members' home communities during the APTA 2021 CSM.
Jan 19, 2021/Roundup
Individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.
Apr 1, 2021/Feature
PICS occurs following an episode of acute care. No one is quite sure why, yet it affects more than 3 million people annually.
Aug 7, 2019/Review
Americans haven't really made a dent in improving physical activity rates, while increasing the amount of time spent on sedentary behavior.
Mar 1, 2020/Feature
A growing number of schools that offer DPT and pre-physical therapy programs are exposing their students to strategies for inventing and innovating, from concept to production and marketing. And the programs' goals reach well beyond the invention itself.