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Mindfulness: How It Can Help Patients, PTs, and Students

Feb 1, 2017/Feature

Physical therapists increasingly are using mindfulness in their interventions.New research supports its benefits.

There's No Place Like Home: Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates

Nov 1, 2015/Feature

PTs are playing an important role in reducing patient readmissions to hospitals. They could play an even a bigger one. Learn how.

No Tengas Vergüenza: We Need To Step Out of Our Language Comfort Zones

Feb 1, 2021/Perspective

Language differences can be a barrier to providing the best care we can provide, and it's up to us to address those differences.

Message to This Year's Graduates From APTA CEO Justin Moore

May 12, 2021/Perspective

"You enter a new century of physical therapy in the United States like no other class before you."

APTA Analysis: The Value of Physical Therapy in Wound Care

Oct 30, 2020/Analysis

PTs and PTAs can play a major role in wound care. This analysis takes a closer look at relevant interventions and practice settings.

APTA 2020 House of Delegates Election Results Announced

Jun 1, 2020/News

Election results for APTA's Board of Directors and Nominating Committee on Monday, June 1.

The Vocational Interest Test Got It Right

Apr 1, 2022/Column

Actions both small and heroic as a "yellow jacket" in an NYU summer program prompted a career in physical therapy.

Finding My Way: “Work should feel like play”

Nov 30, 2017/Perspective

Sharon Dunn has learned a lot of things during her "lifetime of service." Perhaps none more important than loving what you do. In this episode of "Finding My Way," APTA's president describes what it's like to watch physical therapy students evolve as they prepare for a promising future. "Finding My Way"

Documentation: Documentation of a Visit

Jan 31, 2018/Article

Documentation of a visit, often called a daily note or treatment note, documents sequential implementation of the physical therapist plan of care.

CDC: Arthritis Affects 1 in 4 in US; More Emphasis on Physical Activity Needed

May 8, 2019/Article

According to the CDC. among people who experience severe joint pain from OA, a third don't engage in any physical activity.