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APTA Top Advocacy Priorities Established for 2025-26

Feb 4, 2025/News

Our public policy priorities are aimed at increasing payment, decreasing administrative burden, and improving the value of patient care.

Behind the Numbers: Keeping the Patient at the Center of Pain Management

Feb 25, 2018/Article

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that over 115 people die from opioid overdose every day in the United States. In 2016 alone, 11.5 million people misused prescription opioids. According to a Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation survey: 34% of respondents who had taken

5 Things I Learned From My First Year of PT School

Jul 27, 2022/Perspective

In addition to learning the fundamentals of my chosen profession, I learned a lot about myself during my first year of PT school.

British Thoracic Society Guideline for Oxygen Use in Adults in Healthcare and Emergency Settings

May 15, 2017/CPG

Guidelines for oxygen use in adult patients in healthcare and emergency settings.

JAMA Study: 'Multicomponent' Exercise Interventions During Hospital Stay Can Reverse Functional Decline Among Patients 75 and Older

Jan 11, 2019/Review

Can functional decline from hospitalization be blunted—and even reversed—through the addition of exercise that goes beyond ambulation-only?

Coronavirus Update: June 2

Jun 2, 2021/Roundup

New CDC guidance, effects of mild coronavirus infection, employee vaccination requirements, and more.

Speaking Spanish and Finding My Voice

Aug 18, 2019/Perspective

It may sound dramatic to some, but this personal evolution has been genuinely liberating.

Stroke, Part III: Interventions and Outcomes

May 1, 2024/Clinical Summary

This clinical summary provides information on the background, pathophysiology, and management of people who are at risk for and who have had a cerebrovascular accident.

The Post-Therapy Cap System: 5 Basics You Need to Know

Feb 16, 2018/News

When Congress adopted a federal spending package that included the elimination of the hard cap on Medicare therapy services, lawmakers also adopted a new system of payment thresholds and triggers, and a differential payment rate for PTAs and OTAs.

Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan

Our association is guided by our strategic plan, which aligns with the mission statement and furthers APTA’s pursuit of our vision for the physical therapy profession.