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APTA American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy

Jan 1, 2020/Website

The academy’s mission is to promote excellence in sports physical therapy practice, research, education, and professional development.

Study Identifies 60 'Core Capabilities' for Telehealth Delivery of PT Services

Sep 21, 2021/Review

An international panel established the competencies across seven broad domains that include "patient safety" and "technology skills."

Celebrating the 2017-2018 Mercer–Marquette Challenge

Jul 31, 2018/Article

This year's Mercer–Marquette Challenge broke many milestones and records. In celebrating its 30th year, the Challenge reached a lifetime total of more than $4 million. Adding to the accomplishments, a record-breaking 178 schools participated this year and raised $328,456. This year's top 3 schools are:

Viewpoints: September 2024

Sep 1, 2024/Column

APTA President Herr: 4 Takes on Embracing Change for the Better

APTA's Medicaid Advocacy Is (Mostly) a Mind of State

May 16, 2022/Perspective

Advocacy for Medicaid is different than Medicare advocacy. Here are a few things to keep in mind.

July Advocacy Roundup: How Nearly a Decade of Advocacy Helped APTA Lead the Way on Aetna’s Direct Access Policy Change

Jul 22, 2025/Podcast

In this episode, Alice Bell, PT, DPT, senior specialist, health policy and payment, is joined by Wanda Evans, PT, DPT, MHS, senior specialist, health policy and payment, to discuss how APTA advocacy led to Aetna’s decision to provide unrestricted direct access to physical therapist services.

Physical Therapy By Design

Oct 1, 2017/Feature

Tara Jo Manal, PT, DPT, FAPTA, has no training whatsoever in construction, architecture, or interior design. She is, however, a seasoned physical therapist (PT), and she knows from experience how a physical therapy clinic should be built.

Therapy Associations Call on Congress and CMS to Stop Medicare Payment Cuts

Aug 4, 2020/Statement

CMS recommends significant payment reductions to more than three dozen health care provider groups for in the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule.

Advocacy: Easy, Accessible, Important

Feb 25, 2018/Perspective

Maybe advocacy sounds boring, unappealing, or unimportant to you. To that I say, hogwash!

News From NEXT: Oxford Debaters Argue: Is Social Media Hazardous?

Jun 19, 2019/News

The verdict is in: social media is hazardous to the physical therapy profession. At least some of the time. That was the outcome of the 12th annual Oxford Debate, during APTA's NEXT Conference and Exposition in Chicago, which in traditional style-over-substance fashion included the pro team wearing hazmat