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Jun 22, 2026/Open Access
Pursuant to association policy APTA Clinical Specialization Policy, the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties guides the American Physical Therapy Association’s Clinical Specialization Program and its specialty councils. ABPTS provides strategic advice, recommendations, and counsel to the APTA
Jun 3, 2020/Author
Lois Douthitt is senior director of member communications at APTA, where she contributes to the strategic development and implementation of the association’s overall communications and publications. Before joining APTA in 2000, she was director of publications at the American Gas Association. She is
Eric Ries is the former associate editor of APTA Magazine at APTA. He retired from his position in 2020. Before joining the association in 2000, he was a writer/editor at the Association for Career and Technical Education. Earlier he held a similar position at Goodwill Industries International, and for
Oct 8, 2021/Review
Only 2% of Medicare beneficiaries receive early physical therapy for LSS, but when they do, it lowers risk of surgery, opioids, and more.
Aug 31, 2017/Test & Measure
Measures the head thrust test is used to identify individuals with hypofunction of the vestibulo-ocular reflex unilaterally and bilaterally.
Jul 14, 2024/Test & Measure
Measures the ambulatory potential of lower limb amputees with or without a prosthesis.
Feb 1, 2022/Perspective
Professional burnout may require some effort to resolve, but the outcome is worth it.
Aug 15, 2022/News
Stephanie Creary says leaders need to first understand where people are before they can guide them toward change.
May 1, 2015/Column
Diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, a PT draws courage from her former patients' determination.
May 22, 2026/Open Access
House position: APTA's 2016 House of Delegates amended the position HOD P06-19-51-57 to limit the use of abbreviated designations after a physical therapist's or physical therapist assistant's name.
