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Defining Moment: Lending a Helping Hand

Nov 1, 2023/Column

A chance encounter at an indoor climbing event helped one physical therapist see the myriad ways that PTs can support patients.

Physical Therapy in the News: October 2025

Nov 4, 2025/Article

"Physical Therapy in the News" is a monthly series that highlights recent media coverage of the profession and APTA members, with an emphasis on stories of how PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society.

National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Conservative Management and Prevention of Ankle Sprains in Athletes

Jul 1, 2013/CPG

This 2013 guideline provides recommendations for conservative management and prevention of ankle sprains in athletes, as well as return-to-play considerations.

Analysis: Exercise, Psychological Treatment Outperforms Drug-Based Approaches for Cancer-Related Fatigue

Sep 20, 2017/Review

"Clinicians should prescribe exercise or psychological interventions as first-line treatments for CRF."

Easier Said than Done: A Third of Patients Told to Lose Weight Have Functional Limitations That Could Make Exercise Difficult or Unsafe

Mar 6, 2018/Review

Nearly a third of patients prescribed physical activity have functional limitations that could interfere with their ability to follow the directives.

APTA, Women's Section Help Clear Up Misinformation in NPR 'Mummy Tummy' Report

Aug 21, 2017/News

If the idea of a single, daily, 10-minute exercise being the solution to diastasis recti, aka "mummy tummy," seems too good to be true, that's because it probably is.

Box and Block Test (BBT)

Oct 6, 2014/Test & Measure

Assesses unilateral gross manual dexterity.

'DEI Is Not New': A Brief Q&A With 2021 Woodruff Lecturer

Jun 9, 2021/Interview

Charlene Portee says new strategies — and then, action — are what's needed to strengthen diversity, equity, and inclusion in the profession.

Glancing Blows

Sep 1, 2015/Column

The importance of looking below the surface.

Potential Fee Schedule Reprieve Introduced in U.S. House

Sep 14, 2022/News

A bipartisan bill would provide money to offset anticipated 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment cuts.