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Oct 1, 2018/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
Sep 1, 2018/Column
Students identify and meet a need. Patients with cancer benefit.
Aug 1, 2018/Column
A physical therapist stops exercising and starts empathizing.
Aug 1, 2018/Magazine
Viewpoints: Online Comments
Feb 1, 2019/Article
The #MeToo movement is shining a bright light on sexual harassment, inappropriate patient behavior, and other sex-related scenarios on campuses and in health care workplaces.
Jul 1, 2019/Feature
There's a growing realization that helping patients achieve optimal health requires addressing both the body and the mind. As a practical matter, though, how does that happen? These PTs are showing the way.
May 1, 2019/Feature
PTs and PTAs are using singing, dancing, and even magic to help improve patient outcomes.
Half a century ago, the first physical therapist assistants (PTAs) entered the workforce. Their roles, numbers, and participation within APTA have grown steadily. (This article is updated from an earlier story published in a 2004 issue of APTA's PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy that celebrated the 35th
Mar 1, 2019/Feature
Patients are riding horses to therapeutic and rehabilitative success, led by PTs trained in hippotherapy.
As physical therapy patients increasingly seek to become more involved in their own care, PTs and PTAs face both challenges and opportunities.
