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Jul 11, 2018/Perspective
Patient-centered care is the hallmark of physical therapist practice. Individualized patient and client assessment helps us tailor treatment to support effective self-management and optimal independence. PTs and physical therapist assistants often underestimate the powerful impact of our patient relationships;
Apr 10, 2019/News
The CDC's guidelines on the use of opioids for the treatment of chronic pain is not intended to apply to pain related to cancer treatment, palliative care, or end-of-life care.
Mar 1, 2020/Article
Locum tenens allows a PT to bring in another licensed PT to treat Medicare patients and bill Medicare through the practice provider number.
May 1, 2020/Test & Measure
Jun 17, 2025/Article
The Big Picture of Aetna’s Policy Change In response to ongoing advocacy efforts by APTA, Aetna has updated its physical therapy policy to provide unrestricted direct access to physical therapist services. Effective June 17, Aetna will no longer require a referral or signed plan of care for physical
Jan 17, 2018/News
"The Good Stuff" is an occasional series that highlights recent, mostly local media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.
Sep 28, 2020/Open Access
TRICARE is waiving cost-sharing for PT visits for patients with LBP. Let's show them why that's a good idea.
Sep 14, 2022/Roundup
Members on everything from exercises for climbers to home-office aches, along with coverage of some notable achievements.
Nov 1, 2024/Article
Rich Shields, PT, PhD, FAPTA, developed a questionnaire that has created data on the educational experiences of DPT students nationwide.
Sep 22, 2021/News
Spend a day (or more) to help us round out APTA's centennial year with a reinvestment in community.