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Aug 1, 2018/Feature
Profitability is an imprecise and sometimes even misleading indicator when determining a practice's financial health. Here are some other tools you can use.
Oct 1, 2018/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. Where you decide to practice depends on which factors mean the most to you. Here is PT in
Aug 1, 2018/Column
Here's a primer on what PTs need to know.
Sep 1, 2018/Column
Students identify and meet a need. Patients with cancer benefit.
A physical therapist stops exercising and starts empathizing.
Aug 1, 2018/Magazine
Viewpoints: Online Comments
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
Nov 1, 2019/Feature
In 1991, Kimberly Steinbarger, PT, MHS, had a minor injury that did not heal as expected. She had jammed her finger in a door and, 2 weeks later, found it odd that the swelling had not subsided. Making matters more alarming, one morning she noticed that the same finger on her other hand had swelled up.
Jul 1, 2019/Feature
These PTs work everywhere their patients are, from industrial sites and touring shows to naval ships and universities.
Mar 1, 2019/Column
A PT gets exercised, with problematic results.
