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Breaking Barriers to Care: APTA’s Report on Direct Access to Physical Therapy

Dec 1, 2025/Article

APTA's new report highlights the association's ongoing fight for direct access.

A Clinic's Rise From the Rubble

Mar 21, 2022/Open Access

A rural Kentucky outpatient clinic was destroyed. The physical therapy community helped it return just a few months later.

Being the Change: Black Physical Therapy Leaders in Their Own Words

Feb 16, 2022/Roundup

In celebration of Black History Month, here are excerpts from the oral histories of four Black physical therapy leaders whose words, recorded in the mid to late 1990s, still resonate today. 

Transitioning Pediatric Patients to Adult Services

Apr 1, 2022/Article

Preparing a pediatric patient who will need ongoing physical therapy into adulthood may require years of planning.

Directory of Transition DPT Programs

The following list includes the names of higher education institutions that offer a postprofessional DPT (Transition) program for physical therapists licensed in the United States.

The Perils of Posting

Mar 1, 2019/Column

A PT gets exercised, with problematic results.

The State(s) of Direct Access

Oct 1, 2016/Feature

All across the nation, consumers have "some form" of direct access to physical therapist services. What does that mean? What work remains?

Getting on Board With Specialist Certification

Jul 1, 2022/Feature

Board certification in physical therapy specialty areas has been evolving since its beginnings. Here are some of the latest developments.

How PTs Can Help Those in Addiction Recovery

Aug 1, 2023/Feature

A look at why PTs are well-suited to help patients who have substance use disorders.

Advancements in Parkinson's Disease Treatment

Oct 1, 2024/Feature

Some new treatments hold promise for people with PD. Here's what those in the physical therapy profession should know.