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Historic Wins: Last Severe Restrictions on Direct Access Eliminated

May 24, 2024/News

Recent changes in Alabama mean that all states now have either provisional or unrestricted access to physical therapy without a referral.

Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ)

Jan 6, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures effect of symptoms on quality of life and participation.

Wheelchair User’s Shoulder Pain Index (WUSPI)

Oct 28, 2014/Test & Measure

The WUSPI is a self-report measure of shoulder pain experienced during functional activities.

Appropriate Use of Designations

May 22, 2026/Open Access

House position: APTA's 2016 House of Delegates amended the position HOD P06-19-51-57 to limit the use of abbreviated designations after a physical therapist's or physical therapist assistant's name.

Pain Pressure Threshold (PPT)

Sep 8, 2020/Test & Measure

Pain pressure threshold (PPT) is used to measure deep muscular tissue sensitivity.

Do You Use the APTA Learning Center? Read This

Oct 14, 2022/News

APTA's popular continuing education resource is making a big change, and it could affect you.

Jim McKillip, 'a Force for the Profession,' Honored With Room at APTA HQ

Dec 11, 2023/News

McKillip helped establish fee schedules in California, was a founder of APTA Private Practice, and served as PTPAC's first president.

Helen J. Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professional Literature

Awards

This award acknowledges an individual physical therapist who has made significant contributions to the literature in physical therapy or in other health care disciplines in the areas of theory, practice, foundational or clinical research, education, and administration.

Prior Authorization: 5 Ways CMS Changes Could Open up Future Possibilities

Mar 7, 2023/Article

The proposed rules would help ease immediate burdens, but there are also long-game reasons to voice your support by March 13.

APTA President's Podcast: Address to the 2022 APTA House of Delegates

Sep 14, 2022/Podcast

Hear what the APTA President had to say about where the profession is, and what it will take to pursue our full potential.