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APTA is asking digital health providers to make the following commitment: Digital "physical therapy" services are only performed or directed by licensed PTs.
Jul 16, 2019/Perspective
I took the leap and applied for a project committee.
Dec 1, 2017/News
Want to focus on all the good you can do for people without the burden of having that "PT" designation after your name? How about just dropping the title and calling yourself something else? Simple answer: it doesn't work that way.
Jul 1, 2025/News
Legislation was introduced in Congress this week to allow physical therapists to “opt out” of the Medicare program, making it easier for seniors to see the physical therapist of their choice. The Medicare Patient Choice Act (H.R. 4204), sponsored by Reps. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., and Don Davis, D-N.C.,
Aug 15, 2017/News
Knee OA has more than doubled among Americans since 1940, say researchers, and the increase can't be explained by longer lifespans or a higher prevalence of obesity. The real culprit could be physical inactivity.
Jun 15, 2022/Test & Measure
The MNA is a 6-item screening tool used to identify risk of malnutrition among older adults (aged 65+).
Jan 1, 2018/Roundup
The past year was another eventful one for the physical therapy profession, and with more than 270 stories posted during 2017, readers of PT in Motion News were able to keep up with a wide range of developments, from payment to research to new APTA offerings. Here are 7 of the most-read stories from
May 11, 2021/News
The community service initiative had to pivot from a single APTA CSM-based event to multiple locally based projects — and it worked.
Jul 2, 2018/News
The power of physical therapy to help prevent people from starting opioid use has been well-documented, but work now being done by PTs and PTAs is showing that the profession also has an important role to play in the lives of those recovering from addiction.
Nov 30, 2017/Test & Measure
The six questions on the inpatient short forms were selected from questions in the original AM-PAC.