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Let Her Roll!

Jun 1, 2019/Feature

PTs help roller derby skaters compete in the rink.

How To Address Stress Management During Your Workday

Oct 19, 2021/Video

How do you balance stress and recovery throughout your day? Join Michael Gervais, PhD, sports and performance psychologist, mindset expert, and Hyperice performance advisor, in trying something new: "thin slicing" your recovery.

APTA Advisory: Check With Your TRICARE Contractor About PTA Services and Billing

Apr 15, 2020/News

A change in TRICARE coverage long advocated by APTA officially launches on April 16 — but that doesn't mean claims will be accepted right away.

Inaction by Congress Triggers No-Exceptions Therapy Cap in 2018

Dec 22, 2017/News

Congress has recessed without addressing the Medicare therapy cap in any meaningful way. The inaction is particularly disappointing for APTA and other stakeholders given that a bipartisan agreement had been reached to permanently end the hard cap.

Senate Introduces Companion Legislation To Help Patients Avoid Interruptions in Their Care

Jul 10, 2025/News

If enacted, PTs across the country would be allowed to secure substitute care for patients during an absence.

PTJ's Most-Read Articles of 2023

Jan 2, 2024/Roundup

The year's list shows the breadth of research available through APTA's scientific journal, free to members.

APTA President's Podcast: Making Our Profession Sustainable Through Advocacy — The Work Never Stops

May 4, 2022/Podcast

Explore lesser-known APTA advocacy with President Roger Herr.

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.

PTAs Will be Authorized TRICARE Providers Beginning Mid-April

Mar 16, 2020/News

In a win for PTAs and OTAs, the Department of Defense has issued a final rule, effective April 16, that establishes them as providers in ways similar to Medicare provisions.

APTA Academy of Hand and Upper Extremity Physical Therapy and Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Hand Pain and Sensory Deficits: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CPG+)

May 1, 2019/CPG

This guideline rpovides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for management of patients with hand pain, and sensory deficits: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome