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Throughout 2022, APTA Leadership Scholars engaged in a curriculum that covered association leadership and management topics.
Mar 1, 2021/Open Access
This flyer highlights various aspects of the profession of physical therapy, the DPT education pathway, and provides links to additional resources to find more information.
Mar 6, 2018/Review
Nearly a third of patients prescribed physical activity have functional limitations that could interfere with their ability to follow the directives.
Jul 9, 2019/Perspective
I divorced my career as a TV broadcaster and decided to pursue a career in physical therapy.
Aug 1, 2021/CPG
This guideline developed by the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association provides recommendations for effective physical therapy evaluation, treatment, and management of individuals experiencing limitations in the ability to participate in work following injury
Aug 18, 2025/News
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy, or ESWT, is emerging as a noninvasive treatment option in physical therapy. ESWT utilizes sound waves to relieve pain and aid healing. It's important for physical therapists to understand the different forms of ESWT, such as focused and radial shockwave therapies, as
Jun 16, 2025/Article
The association has taken the lead on advocating for regulatory reforms and deregulation to improve the delivery of physical therapy.
Apr 23, 2019/News
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is now a professional reality for many physical therapists—as are upcoming deadlines for reporting MIPS data and potentially switching reporting methods. Do you know what you need to do, and when you need to do it? APTA can help. Now available from APTA:
Jun 27, 2022/Statement
Pelvic health decisions should be made between patients and their medical providers.
Oct 1, 2015/Feature
Every state has much to offer physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. It may be quality of life. Employment opportunities. Regulatory and business friendliness. Or any of dozens of other features. But to make it to the top of PT in Motion's third annual analysis of the best states in which