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Oct 1, 2017/Feature
Every state has much to offer physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. It may be quality of life. Employment opportunities. Regulatory and business friendliness. Or any of dozens of other features. Where you decide to practice depends on which factors mean the most to you. Here is PT in
May 1, 2016/Column
A clinical instructor identifies disturbing student behaviors.
Jan 9, 2015/Test & Measure
Primarily used for ages 60 and above.
Nov 3, 2022/Article
Payment is the focus of this installment: Cuts, therapy thresholds, updated calculations that could be good for PTs, and more.
Effective Jan. 31, 2021, APTA is changing how some users access the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.
Nov 1, 2019/Feature
In 1991, Kimberly Steinbarger, PT, MHS, had a minor injury that did not heal as expected. She had jammed her finger in a door and, 2 weeks later, found it odd that the swelling had not subsided. Making matters more alarming, one morning she noticed that the same finger on her other hand had swelled up.
Sep 1, 2016/Feature
Connected technologies are making patient-generated data increasingly accessible to health care providers. How this "Internet of Things" will be leveraged by physical therapists remains to be seen.
Nov 29, 2022/Policies & Bylaws
Board policy: Outlines how APTA charitable contributions are managed.
Board policy: Describes the association's position on endorsements
Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the association's position on health literacy.