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APTA Magazine

APTA Magazine is an award-winning publication providing industry-leading information and insight to APTA's 100,000 members, including physical therapy students, PTs, and PTAs.

PTJ Author Interview: Geographic Disparities in Rehab Provider Availability

Mar 17, 2026/Podcast

Listening Time — 26:25 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 Madeline Ratoza, PT, DPT, PhD, Rupal Patel, PT, PhD, and Julia Chevan, PT, DPT, PhD, who used a cross-sectional geographic information

APTA, Provider and Patient Groups Push Major Reforms to Prior Authorization

Mar 25, 2026/News

APTA has joined a broad coalition of national provider and patient organizations to release a new policy framework aimed at tackling one of the most persistent barriers to timely therapy: the misuse of prior authorization and utilization review.   The new framework, titled "Care Delayed Is Care Denied:

Documentation: Conclusion of the Episode of Care Summary

Discharge documentation should include the reason for the episode conclusion, the date of the episode conclusion, and an relevant objective or subjective information related to the patient's status. Some federal and non-federal payers governmental bodies and payors may require a discharge note for the

Documentation: Documentation of a Visit

Documentation of a visit, often called a daily note or treatment note, documents sequential implementation of the physical therapist plan of care.

Documentation: Reexamination and Reevaluation

Reexamination is the process of performing selected tests and measures after the initial examination to evaluate progress and to modify or redirect interventions.

APTA Advocacy Drives Bipartisan Action on Postpartum Pelvic Health Legislation

May 12, 2026/Article

APTA advocacy is driving renewed congressional attention to postpartum pelvic health physical therapy as lawmakers now in both chambers of Congress introduce bipartisan legislation to improve access to vital postpartum care.

How APTA Members Are Supporting the Special Olympics USA Games

May 12, 2026/Podcast

Listening Time — 24:39 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify Kelly Roberts Lane, PT, DPT, APTA Minnesota's lead representative for the Special Olympics USA Games, and Drew Contreras, PT, DPT, APTA vice president of strategic affairs, dive into APTA’s partnership with the 2026 Special Olympics

ICD-10 Case Study: Outpatient PT-First Visit for Acute Low Back Pain Via Referral From Orthopedist

45-year-old male 3 days after onset of acute low back pain (LBP) with (L) LE pain into posterior thigh to knee.