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Oct 29, 2019/Perspective
Student should use every second wisely while on clinical rotations.
Jan 3, 2017/Review
A growing number of Americans are getting injured while participating in physical activity.
Mar 18, 2022/Perspective
Have you had a looking glass moment? Are you open to the truths and different possible realities that are reflected through the looking glass? A moment of pausing and reflecting can have a lasting impact.
Mar 29, 2019/News
Sometimes physical therapy doesn't just heal an injury, it changes the course of a patient's life for the better. Colleen Rapp, a press operator for the Denver Post, thought her physically demanding job was exercise enough—until she got a wholistic view of her health status from her physical therapist
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
Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws
House position: The physical therapist has oversight of all documentation regardless of the setting in which physical therapist services are provided and shall comply with jurisdictional documentation requirements.
Dec 18, 2019/News
"The Good Stuff" is an occasional series that highlights recent 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. Enjoy! Making inclusion happen: Kendra Gagnon, PT, PhD, describes
Dec 9, 2020/News
Senators push for a fix, support grows for a bill to offset the cuts, and APTA says keep the calls coming to Capitol Hill.
Mar 8, 2022/News
Remember that old saying, "strike while the iron is hot"? Things are hot on Capitol Hill (and there's still time to act).
Sep 8, 2023/Test & Measure
The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC): Quality of Life Questionnaire measures quality of life for people with a current or previous diagnosis of cancer.