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Dec 3, 2018/Review
Children's ball pits often found in fast food restaurants are the stuff of a germaphobe's nightmares. Now it turns out that if not properly maintained, ball pits in physical therapy clinics are capable of inducing shudders too.
Jul 1, 2018/Column
You can establish healthy new behaviors.
Oct 8, 2021/Review
Only 2% of Medicare beneficiaries receive early physical therapy for LSS, but when they do, it lowers risk of surgery, opioids, and more.
Awards
This award acknowledges an individual who has made significant contributions to physical therapy clinical education through excellence in clinical teaching, has served as a role model in clinical teaching, and has demonstrated expertise in at least one area of practice to which the clinical teaching
Oct 7, 2020/News
AmeriHealth Caritas and Independence Blue Cross will implement the new coverage policies on Jan. 1.
Mar 2, 2017/News
The magazine examines how external pressures can cloud the ability of PTs and PTAs to stay true to professional ethics.
May 1, 2025/Column
How business practices in health care made us ethical double agents — and what ethicists recommend to navigate priorities.
Apr 14, 2025/Annual Report
APTA is committed to building a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society. Through this mission, our work in 2024 remained focused on what matters most to our members. Our unwavering advocacy led to historic wins, and the resources we created helped members
Sep 1, 2025/Feature
From scheduling to communication, some practice owners say digital access is no longer optional. Discover how PT practices can adapt — and thrive.
Apr 27, 2020/Open Access
House position: APTA's 2016 House of Delegates amended the position HOD P06-19-51-57 to limit the use of abbreviated designations after a physical therapist's or physical therapist assistant's name.