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Behind the Numbers: Keeping the Patient at the Center of Pain Management

Feb 25, 2018/Article

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that over 115 people die from opioid overdose every day in the United States. In 2016 alone, 11.5 million people misused prescription opioids. According to a Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation survey: 34% of respondents who had taken

APTA Top Advocacy Priorities Established for 2025-26

Feb 4, 2025/News

Our public policy priorities are aimed at increasing payment, decreasing administrative burden, and improving the value of patient care.

APTA Statement on Medicare Cuts

Dec 20, 2022/Statement

The following statement was released today by American Physical Therapy Association President Roger Herr, PT, MPA.

Proposal Accepted

May 1, 2016/Column

A patient and his rehab team, wedded to a goal.

Large-Scale Study Finds Connection Between Early Physical Therapy and Lower Opioid Use

Dec 14, 2018/Review

For patients experiencing back, knee, neck, or shoulder pain, a visit to a PT early on can reduce the chances that they'll take any opioids for the condition.

Medal-Worthy Physical Therapy: PTs at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics

Aug 27, 2024/Podcast

Meet two PTs supporting athletes at the Summer Games.

State of Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services: A Report from the American Physical Therapy Association

Jun 25, 2025/Report (Open Access)

APTA’s "State of Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services" report is a strategic resource designed to equip health care leaders with the scientific evidence they need to address opposition to direct access and drive meaningful change. 

The Magic of Measurement

May 1, 2019/Column

It can pay to get "on track."

Telehealth Modalities PTs and PTAs Can Use During the Public Health Emergency and Beyond

Dec 16, 2020/Article

Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to remotely provide health care information and services.

“Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo. Keep going.”

Dec 18, 2017/Perspective

I might have just reconsidered physical therapy school altogether, but my program's faculty encouraged me to give it another chance.