September Advocacy Roundup: How to Use APTA’s Direct Access Report
Sep 17, 2025/Podcast
Listening Time — 18:59 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode of the APTA Podcast, Justin Elliott, vice president of government affairs at APTA, and William Boissonnault, PT, DPT, DHSc, FAPTA, discuss APTA’s recent report on direct access to PT services.
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
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
PTJ Author Interview: The Primary Care Physical Therapy Consensus Definition
May 19, 2026/Podcast
Listening Time — 31:47 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, editorial board member Christopher Bise, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, talks with Katie O'Bright, PT, DPT, OCS, Evan Kelley, PT, DPT, and Micah Wong, PT, DPT, about the 2025 primary care physical therapy
PTJ Author Interview: Value of Integrating Primary Care Physical Therapy
Jun 16, 2026/Podcast
Listening Time — 28:38 Podcast Platforms Icons Join Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, as he talks with Alyson Cavanaugh, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, and Micah Wong, PT, DPT, about their recently published scoping review. The review mapped the current literature on the implementation of primary care
PTJ Author Interview: Curriculum Reform on Evidence-Based Practice Competencies
Sep 15, 2026/Podcast
Listening Time — 16:16 Podcast Platforms Icons In 2015, France implemented a major reform of physical therapist education by extending programs from three years to five years and by revising the curriculum to embed evidence-based practice in clinical training. Listen as Associate Editor Jason Beneciuk,
From Near Death To Walking Steady: A COVID-19 Survivor's Journey
Jul 16, 2020/Podcast
Brian de Castro didn't fit the profile of someone likely to find himself in a life-and-death battle with COVID-19. His entire family got the virus and recovered quickly, but the 39-year-old who was in good health, is required two weeks on a ventilator. Physical therapy was key to his recovery.
Serving on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 20, 2020/Podcast
New grad James Newman, PT, DPT, talks about his experience transitioning from working in an outpatient setting to working in acute care in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. James will share how life as a physical therapist has changed for him and the sacrifices he and his colleagues have had to make
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of the Patient and Clinician
Apr 17, 2020/Podcast
Experts from physical therapy, psychology, and the Pan American Health Organization discuss the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and how physical therapists play an important role in the recovery of patients’ mental and physical health. Presenters share experiences from working on the front lines
