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Mar 18, 2025/Statement
A Statement from APTA President Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD
Mar 17, 2020/Statement
APTA encourages PTs to use their professional judgment to determine when, where, and how to provide care.
APTA supports legislation that allows Medicare beneficiaries to select the health professional of their choice through private contracting.
Dec 1, 2023/Feature
Beginning in 2024, PTs can bill for caregiver training.
Jul 13, 2022/Roundup
APTA member achievements, plus insights and reflections shared with the media.
Oct 21, 2019/News
A Senate committee presses for more concerted efforts to prevent falls among the elderly—including wider access to physical therapy.
Jul 18, 2025/Resource
This map displays the states that specifically allow dry needling by PTs, states that prohibit the intervention by PTs, and states in which a clear opinion has not surfaced.
Jun 3, 2019/News
Adaptive sports are on the move as a popular way for individuals with physical disabilities to reclaim—and, sometimes discover—their love for physical activity. Do physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) need to catch up? In "The Competitive Edge of Adaptive Sports," featured
May 1, 2015/Column
When the educational team needs educating.
May 12, 2017/News
A new guideline makes a strong recommendation against the use of arthroscopy in nearly all patients with degenerative knee disease. Instead, authors recommend conservative treatment for nearly all patients.