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APTA Works With Congress to Address TRICARE Payment Issues

Jun 9, 2025/Article

APTA is actively working with congressional leaders to address reports of remaining TRICARE payment and operational issues impacting physical therapy providers. These issues, which emerged at the start of 2025 when TriWest Healthcare Alliance took over as the Managed Care Support Contractor under the

It's Your Month: Join the Celebration

Oct 5, 2022/Roundup

What's happening, resources to share, and opportunities to learn and engage during National Physical Therapy Month.

Upper Extremity Functional Scale (UEFS)

Aug 22, 2017/Test & Measure

This is an eight-item scale that examines a person’s level of function when performing activities that are related to Upper Extremity Disorders.

New Study Reimagines the Relationship Between Daily Steps and Health Outcomes

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

Gregory Hicks Appointed to APTA’s Board of Directors

Jul 31, 2019/News

Gregory Hicks, PT, PhD, FAPTA, has been appointed by the APTA Board of Directors (Board) to complete the leadership term of Sheila K. Nicholson, PT, DPT, MBA, MA, following her death in June this year. Hicks, who has been an APTA member for 17 years, is chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at

APTA Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy: Physical Therapist Management of Patients With Suspected or Confirmed Osteoporosis Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG+)

Apr 1, 2022/CPG

Related Resources The Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis (April 2022)     CPG+ Appraisal Rating 4.5 out of 7  How was this rating made? Highlights All recommendations are adapted from the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) titled Management of Osteoporosis and

Move Forward Radio: Country Music's Clay Walker Discusses Living With MS

Jan 12, 2017/News

The key, he says, is for those with MS to "take control of what they can and manage what they can."

Mentorship. Professionalism. Teamwork. Success.

Aug 13, 2018/Perspective

I felt like we could do a better job as a profession to collaborate and include PTAs, but that also meant more PTAs had to be involved.

Setting The Foundation

Sep 25, 2018/Perspective

If I can manage to maintain a very real patient-centered perspective, I know I'll find success.

Study: Sitting Time Ups Mortality Risk Among Cancer Survivors With Low or No PA

Feb 7, 2022/Review

Sitting times of six or more hours per day increased mortality risk among the inactive — but not for survivors who met PA guidelines.