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Apr 1, 2020/Feature
Stepping out from full-time practice looks different from how it once did. The options during and after a hiatus vary for PTs and PTAs.
Nov 12, 2018/Perspective
No matter how hard we think we have it, there are people in our own community who have it much harder.
Oct 1, 2016/Column
Should a physical therapist tell a patient that she is terminally ill?
Jul 27, 2012/Policies & Bylaws
House policy: Describes various circumstances that may create or cause a conflict of interest and outlines general guidance on how to uphold integrity in those situations.
Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the association's position on access and use of naloxone as it relates to physical therapy services.
Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Addresses the responsibility of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to ensure that the best interests of the person remain at the center of services provided.
Jun 3, 2020/Author
Lois Douthitt is senior director of member communications at APTA, where she contributes to the strategic development and implementation of the association’s overall communications and publications. Before joining APTA in 2000, she was director of publications at the American Gas Association. She is
Apr 26, 2017/News
Washington signed on to the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, bringing the number of participating states to 10, the magic number of states needed to officially establish the system.
Apr 10, 2024/Perspective
As I am sitting here writing this article, I cannot help but think that it will not amount to the ones that have come before it on this subject. I look for inspiration through different sources, but it only amplifies the voice in the back of my mind reminding me that it will fall short of
Jul 15, 2025/News
Outcomes in the Competency-Based Education in Physical Therapy report informed by iterative, national consensus-based process.