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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. 

Defining Moment: Learning in the World's Classroom

Sep 1, 2023/Column

How a medical mission trip joined two passions to be able to reaffirm a decision to be a physical therapist.

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.

"Whole-Souled Devotion to Duty": An Artifact of APTA's Beginnings 100 Years Ago

Jan 13, 2021/Open Access

While Jan. 15, 1921, is cited as the founding date of what would become the American Physical Therapy Association, official records of APTA's early days didn't emerge until almost two months later, by way of the first-ever issue of P.T. Review. The review would go through three name changes over the

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.

Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39)

Jan 22, 2013/Test & Measure

This 39-item test is a Parkinson disease-specific health status questionnaire.

The Win's Official: Congress Passes Suspension of Sequester Cut Through 2021

Apr 14, 2021/News

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the relief, which has been signed into law.

The Real Value of Physical Therapy: APTA Report Proves Its Worth

Sep 1, 2025/Feature

Learn how people are using "The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States" to make the case that physical therapy is cost-effective.

Managing Patients Who Are Transgender

Jul 1, 2016/Feature

Patients who are transgender have certain unique needs. PTs are increasingly likely to work with this population. What do they need to know?