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A Good Night's Sleep: PTs' Role in Patients' Sleep Health

May 1, 2021/Feature

To fully heal and regain mobility, patients need quality sleep. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants can help.

Good Fit: Physical Therapy and Value-Based Care

Jun 1, 2022/Feature

Practices that show how they improve patient outcomes while lowering costs have a lot to gain as health care moves to payment models focused on value.

Is Your Practice ADA Compliant? Part 1 of a 3-Part Series

Jul 18, 2023/Article

The Basics of ADA’s Effective Communication Requirement

APTA Advocacy Delivers 2 Major Wins in 2025 Fee Schedule

Nov 1, 2024/Article

Among other provisions, PTs and PTAs will benefit from changes to supervision requirements and plan of care certifications.

About PT and PTA Licensure

Licensure is required in order to practice as a PT or work as a PTA in the United States. Licensure is managed by individual state regulatory boards.

A Source of Strength

May 1, 2015/Column

Diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, a PT draws courage from her former patients' determination.

Effective DEI Leadership is About Listening — and Challenging Assumptions

Aug 15, 2022/News

Stephanie Creary says leaders need to first understand where people are before they can guide them toward change.

APTA Continues PTA Advocacy: Pushback on PTA Differential, Timeline for TRICARE Startup, More

Oct 2, 2018/News

A rundown of some of the latest happenings in the association's advocacy for PTAs.

PTJ Author Interview: Empathetic Communication by Physical Therapists

Feb 24, 2026/Podcast

Listening Time — 25:43 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Katrina Monroe, PT, PhD, about her recently published study, which tracked physical therapist-patient conversations over a six-week

Improving Physical Therapy Care for People With Intermittent Claudication

Mar 16, 2022/Podcast

This learning health system can serve as a blueprint for physical therapists to make optimal use of routinely collected clinical data for improving care for patients with a variety of conditions.