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Payment Reform Task Force

Aug 1, 2025/Open Access

The Payment Reform Task Force is appointed by the APTA Board of Directors. The detailed charge outlining the roles and responsibilities of this committee is provided below.

Future of Meetings Task Force

Aug 1, 2025/Open Access

The Future of Meetings Task Force is appointed by the APTA Board of Directors. The detailed charge outlining the roles and responsibilities of this committee is provided below.

Functional Movement Disorders

Jan 13, 2022/Clinical Summary

Functional movement disorders (FMD) are characterized by a sudden onset of neurological symptoms resulting in abnormal involuntary movements with symptom variability that cannot be explained by a conventional neurological or medical disorder.

9 Conversations to Have With Your Legislators While They're Back Home in August

Jul 29, 2019/News

Members of the US Senate and House of Representatives are headed to their home states and districts during the August congressional recess, which means more opportunities to meet in-person and advocate for policies important to the physical therapy profession and its patients. And the timing couldn't

2021 Annual Report

Jun 1, 2022/Annual Report

Our progress is made possible through the support and engagement of our members. Explore highlights of our impact during our centennial year in the 2021 annual report. 

Top APTA News Articles of 2024

Jan 2, 2025/News

Here are five of the most popular articles viewed by your peers in 2024.

JAMA: Spinal Manipulation Can Improve Acute LBP

Apr 13, 2017/Review

Researchers have concluded that spinal manipulative therapy produces moderate decreases in low back pain and increases in function.

From PTJ: For Patients With Nontraumatic Knee Pain, Early Rehabilitation Lowers Odds of Later Use of Opioids, Injections, Knee Surgery

Jul 11, 2017/News

When it comes to rehabilitation of individuals with nontraumatic knee pain, authors of a new study concluded that it really is a case of "the sooner the better"—at least when it comes to reducing use of drugs, injection therapies, and surgeries later on.

Something I'll Never Forget

Jul 16, 2019/Perspective

I took the leap and applied for a project committee.

CMS Launches Voluntary Prior Authorization Model for Traditional Medicare

Jul 22, 2025/News

Following discussions with major health insurers on their commitments, including a pledge to reduce the number of services requiring prior authorization, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction, or WISeR, model. This model aims to selectively