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Oct 1, 2017/Feature
Tara Jo Manal, PT, DPT, FAPTA, has no training whatsoever in construction, architecture, or interior design. She is, however, a seasoned physical therapist (PT), and she knows from experience how a physical therapy clinic should be built.
Oct 1, 2017/Column
For PTs, now is the time to prepare.
A PTA has questions about a patient's best interest and a PT's motivation.
Sep 1, 2017/Column
This Ethics in Practice Column from APTA Magazine highlights potential ethical challenges that can be associated with some productivity demands.
Here's what PTs and PTAs should know about the process.
The power of stubbornness, physical therapy, and prosthetics.
Oct 1, 2017/Magazine
A friend of mine, knowing I enjoy reading about World War II history, recommended that I read author Daniel James Brown's The Boys in the Boat.1 Assuming that "boat" meant submarine or destroyer, I eagerly downloaded this book onto my e-reader … and discovered the world of crew-a rowing sport about which
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 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.
