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Aug 26, 2025/Podcast
Listening Time — 23:02 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 Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD, FAPTA, about winning the 2025 Jules M. Rothstein Golden Pen Award for Scientific Writing.
Jan 29, 2014/Test & Measure
Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) - Down Syndrome (DS)
Aug 9, 2017/Test & Measure
Used as a predictive tool to estimate the need for bone mineral density scans.
Jul 11, 2023/News
Some institutional settings have been receiving denials with little explanation. Here's what happened, and what you need to do.
Jan 1, 2020/CPG
This document will guide physical therapist practice in the examination and treatment of patients with a known diagnosis of heart failure.
Dec 20, 2022/News
An APTA-backed House committee directive says the Department of Defense could save money and increase readiness with PTs.
Dec 2, 2017/Test & Measure
This is a self-report questionnaire that measures severity of shortness of breath/dyspnea during various activities of daily living (ADLs) in patients with various forms of lung pathology.
Sep 4, 2024/Resource
Review each jurisdiction’s level of direct access to physical therapist services.
May 1, 2019/Feature
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 4, 2025/Podcast
A brief introduction from the president of the academy.