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Built by Our Community, Designed for Our Future: Inside APTA’s Strategic Framework for 2030

Feb 1, 2026/Article

Beginning in 2026, APTA is launching a new strategic framework, focused on the pillars of advancing payment, empowering members, and evolving practice. Learn how this will chart the profession's future course, what it means for you, and how you can get involved. When APTA began planning its new Strategic

Success Story | Paddle Up: How One Patient Inspired a Community Through Pickleball

Sep 1, 2025/Column

A team of PTs and educators designed a community-based pickleball program to explore its impact on people with Parkinson’s disease.

Adding a Digital Front Door to Your Practice

Sep 1, 2025/Feature

From scheduling to communication, some practice owners say digital access is no longer optional. Discover how PT practices can adapt — and thrive.

Donald E. Tepper

Jun 3, 2020/Author

Donald E. Tepper was editor of APTA's monthly memberhip magazine until his retirement in Nov. 2021. Before joining the association in 2001, he served in a number of communications and public relations positions with other national Washington-based associations, including the National Industrial Traffic

Emotional Intelligence: An Exercise Harnessing the Power of Music

Jan 18, 2022/Open Access

Have you ever gotten into your car after a rough day at work, turned on your stereo system, and the perfect song for your mood came on?

University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA)

Apr 22, 2022/Test & Measure

URICA measures a using a patient's readiness to change self-reported questionnaire that categorizes the patient into one of the 4 following stages: precontemplation, contemplation, action, or maintenance.

2024 Annual Report

Apr 14, 2025/Annual Report

APTA is committed to building a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society. Through this mission, our work in 2024 remained focused on what matters most to our members. Our unwavering advocacy led to historic wins, and the resources we created helped members

Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ)

Oct 2, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures fear avoidance beliefs associated with low back pain (LBP).

Short Form – 12 Item Health Survey (Version 2)

Oct 19, 2014/Test & Measure

Assesses health-related quality of life from the client/patient's perspective

Marx Activity Rating Scale (MARS)

Jun 7, 2017/Test & Measure

Includes four questions that assess the frequency of running, cutting, decelerating, and pivoting in individuals based on the individual's "healthiest and most active state in the past year."