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Jumping Into Kangaroo Care

Nov 1, 2015/Feature

PTs and their NICU colleagues promote a practice that benefits premature infants and their parents.

APTA Centennial Scholars Spotlight

Nov 1, 2022/Column

This month, APTA Magazine spotlights APTA Centennial Scholar Monique Pineros, PT, DPT.

The Broadway PT

Nov 27, 2018/Perspective

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The backstage door is on West 41st street.  Press the doorbell and let the security guard know that you are the physical therapist (PT).  Walk up 1 flight of stairs and the call board will be on your left side. Continue up to the third floor.  Walk down the hallway,

Falls Awareness Week: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure

Sep 22, 2019/Article

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, emergency departments treat 3 million older adults for falls each year. More than 800,000 patients are hospitalized after a fall, approximately 20% of falls result in serious injuries, and falls are the second leading cause of accidental or

A Snow Angel in Dayton

Aug 1, 2016/Column

Motivation comes in all shapes, sizes, even weather phenomena.

PTJ: New CPG Supported by APTA Provides Guidance on PT Treatment of Individuals With Heart Failure

Feb 5, 2020/Review

Nine evidence-based action statements for the evaluation and management of patients with heart failure and two algorithms for clinical decision making.

APTA Components Step up to the COVID-19 Challenge With Ever-Growing Resources

Mar 25, 2020/News

From helping physical therapy faculty move their courses online to conducting a webinar on providing acute care physical therapy during a pandemic, association chapters and sections are keeping the profession informed and creating an impressive array of tools. "We are going through this, day by day,

Keeping It Real: Finding the Missing Link Between Our Patients and Research

May 24, 2018/Perspective

There is wide recognition of the value of using data to improve patient care—as it is actually delivered.

News From NEXT: A Moving Account of a Journey Out of Pain and Addiction—And a PT's Crucial Role

Jun 14, 2019/News

"I failed my marriage. I failed as a father. I failed my career. And I didn't even know it was happening." That's how Justin Minyard describes the lowest point in his life, when, after experiencing 2 spine fractures and receiving multiple surgeries, he became addicted to the opioids prescribed to him.

APTA-Hosted Panel Discussion on Opioid Epidemic and Pain to Be Broadcast Live Via Facebook

Jan 30, 2018/News

Monday, February 5, APTA will convene a panel of experts to discuss how pain management in America can be transformed to move beyond opioids and improve the health of society. The discussion will be broadcast live from APTA’s Facebook page and will include the premiere of the association’s second public