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Jun 27, 2022/Review
CMS held off on making big changes to the PDGM last year. Now it's taking action to correct unplanned cost increases that have mounted up.
Feb 1, 2014/Test & Measure
Counter Movement Jump (CMJ) – Achilles Tendinitis
Jul 14, 2023/News
Cuts continue, but APTA's advocacy helped spark positive movement related to PTA supervision, code values, and more.
Jun 14, 2017/Test & Measure
Assesses the extent of catastrophic thinking due to low back pain according to three components: rumination, magnification, and helplessness.
Feb 1, 2015/Feature
As health care continues to evolve rapidly, so will the physical therapy profession and the ways students are educated. What will physical therapist education look like in 10 or 20 years? Experts weigh in.
This annual student-led campaign unites the APTA community through advocacy.
Aug 19, 2025/Position Paper
The American Physical Therapy Association strongly urges Congress to pass the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514 / S. 1816). This legislation would reduce health care providers’ administrative burden by addressing unnecessary preauthorization requirements, ultimately increasing efficiencies
To improve health equity, APTA supports national, state, and local efforts to expand access and increase payment for physical therapist services for Medicaid beneficiaries.
Sep 1, 2016/Feature
Changing demographics, rising health care costs, and disability-related regulations all are driving a movement to help people stay in their own homes for as long as possible. PTs are an important resource in these efforts.
Mar 1, 2017/Feature
Find out about wireless brain-spinal interfaces, “soft robot” applications in rehabilitation, virtual reality systems for intermanual transfer, diagnosing concussions using hearing, stem cells to repair meniscal tears, and more.
