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Jul 7, 2023/News
The plan offers up real-world strategies to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion both within APTA and throughout the profession.
Jul 22, 2025/News
Following discussions with major health insurers on their commitments, including a pledge to reduce the number of services requiring prior authorization, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction, or WISeR, model. This model aims to selectively
Jan 1, 2020/Article
The PDPM is not intended to be used to make treatment or staffing decisions that reduce or compromise patient care.
Apr 4, 2023/Podcast
On this episode, APTA staff experts reflect on the 2023 APTA Combined Sections Meeting before discussing new and updated resources for PTs, PTAs, and students.
Sep 3, 2025/Article
For decades, 10,000 steps a day has been regarded as a near-universal benchmark for fitness and general health goals — often promoted by wearable fitness trackers and public health campaigns. However, an August 2025 study, "Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response
Oct 2, 2014/Test & Measure
Measures fear avoidance beliefs associated with low back pain (LBP).
Dec 10, 2024/Podcast
A brief introduction from the president of the academy.
Aug 16, 2017/Test & Measure
A revised version of the ADRQL was developed based on analyses of the psychometric properties of the original ADRQL and consists of 40 items addressing the same domains.
Jun 1, 2020/News
The new report says that education debt limits life choices of PTs and PTAs, and describes potential costs as a "deterrent to promising students." But there may be ways to ease the burdens.
Apr 3, 2020/News
A final rule from the Department of Labor includes PTs and PTAs among the health care providers whose employers — depending on the setting — could opt to deny expanded sick and FMLA leave.