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The Prudence of Protocols

Apr 1, 2019/Column

What's a little return-to-play decision among friends?

In Praise of Low-Tech Tools

Aug 1, 2019/Feature

In an increasingly technological age, mainstay items of physical therapy such as exercise balls, foam rollers, and elastic resistance bands retain their therapeutic value-and will continue to do so, these PTs say.

Ethics in Practice | Ethical Double Agents in the Business of Health Care

May 1, 2025/Column

How business practices in health care made us ethical double agents — and what ethicists recommend to navigate priorities.

Improve Your Lower Extremity Soft Tissue Mobility

Oct 13, 2021/Video

Your time is valuable. Five minutes and a ball are a good place to start to address soft tissue mobility. Joe Holder, University of Penn grad, Nike master trainer, wellness coach, and Hyperice athlete, will take you through a guided lower extremity soft tissue maintenance routine you can do almost anywhere.

APTA Social: A Unique Approach to Sharing Our Profession

Sep 19, 2022/Video

If you've ever wanted to share your experience as a PTA with a wider audience, you're not alone. Our guests, Ken Gonzalez, PTA, and Laura Stevens, PTA, host a podcast where they discuss all things related to the PTA profession and their professional journeys.

Kate Gilliard, JD

Mar 14, 2022/Author

Kate Gilliard was director of Health Policy & Payment within APTA's Public Affairs Unit from Jan. 2022 to Mar. 2024. Before joining association staff in 2018 as a senior regulatory affairs specialist, she was a regulatory analyst with Centene Corporation, focusing on Affordable Care Act-compliant health

Cash-Based Payment and Medicare Services: No Exceptions to the Rules

Oct 28, 2020/Article

The short answer is that no exceptions allow PTs to bypass these requirements.

World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress Location Selection

Aug 20, 2020/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Supports WCPT selecting meeting locations for future WCPT congresses that adhere to its current policy statement related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

COVID-19 Rapid Guideline: Managing the Long-term Effects of COVID-19 [NG188]

Nov 11, 2021/CPG

This "living" guideline covers identifying, assessing, and managing the long-term effects of COVID-19, frequently described as "long COVID." It makes recommendations about care in all health care settings for adults, children, and young people who have new or ongoing symptoms lasting four weeks or more

APTA-Supported Lymphedema Act Passes House

Nov 18, 2022/News

The legislation allowing Medicare to cover compression treatments now can be rolled into a larger package.