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What To Know About Blood-Flow Restriction Training

Feb 13, 2018/Article

BFRT is part of the professional scope of practice for physical therapists.

Patient-Driven Groupings Model: An Opportunity for Physical Therapists (part 2)

Nov 21, 2019/Perspective

It's important to understand two questions: Who assesses the functional impairments? Who collects the data for the functional score?

2020 Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture

Jul 1, 2020/Video

This inaugural lecture, delivered by Gregory Hicks, PT, PhD, FAPTA, debuted on July 1, 2020.

Physical Therapy Gets Low (Tech)

Aug 6, 2019/News

There's a place for virtual reality treadmills, robotic exoskeletons, and motion-capture sensors—just not in Eva Norman's car trunk. Eva Norman, PT, DPT, president of a mobile wellness practice in Minnesota, is one of the physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapy device industry professionals who

Lucy Blair Service Award

Awards

This award acknowledges and honors physical therapists and physical therapist assistants whose contributions to the association at both the national and component levels, like those of Lucy Blair, have been of exceptional value and impact.

Quality Payment Program: What Physical Therapists Need to Know in 2026

Dec 22, 2025/Article

In this review: If you see Medicare patients, changes to the Quality Payment Program in 2026 may have an impact on your practice. Review APTA's resources on the QPP to figure out if you are an eligible provider or practice. If you already participate in QPP, read more to find out what changes are coming

Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine and PTs

Oct 1, 2024/Feature

How physical therapists and physical therapist assistants can incorporate lifestyle medicine tenets into patient care for improved outcomes.

Advice For First Year Students

Aug 16, 2016/Article

We asked current and former students to give us advice, tips, and words of wisdom for those just starting their journey through physical therapy school.

Considering Providing Dry Needling Services?

Mar 1, 2021/Column

Understand your professional, legal, and personal scopes of practice.

The Essential Role of Home- and Community-Based Physical Therapists During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Author Interview with Dr. Jason Falvey

Jul 24, 2020/Podcast

Jason Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD, lays out key challenges facing the physical therapy profession, key research priorities, and key opportunities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.