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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.
APTA is asking digital health providers to make the following commitment: Digital "physical therapy" services are only performed or directed by licensed PTs.
Dec 31, 2019/Review
A limited study finds high debt-to-income ratios among PTs -- higher than newly minted family medicine physicians and veterinarians.
Jun 28, 2018/News
Professional beach volleyball player Gabrielle (Gabby) Reece told attendees at the opening event of NEXT 2018: "To serve others and help other people is a really important thing. You're changing people's lives."
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.
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 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.
Nov 19, 2018/Perspective
I'm ecstatic that CSM 2019 is in Washington, DC!
Mar 21, 2025/News
Process changes, such as more real-time information and a shortened form for fewer visits, are meant to allow PTs to treat patients quicker.