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Locum Tenens in Medicare Advocacy

Patients shouldn't have to have their care interrupted, and PTs shouldn't be forced to suspend services during temporary absences.

Comparing Community Mobility Interventions in Older Adults Using GPS: PTJ Author Interview With Pamela Dunlap

Jul 11, 2023/Podcast

Using GPS devices to track community mobility in older adults.

Is Your Practice ADA Compliant? Part 1 of a 3-Part Series

Jul 18, 2023/Article

The Basics of ADA’s Effective Communication Requirement

Is Your Practice ADA Compliant? Part 3 of a 3-Part Series

Jul 24, 2023/Article

Communicating with an individual with a communications disability

PTJ Author Interview With Richard Shields: The Jules M. Rothstein Golden Pen Award for Scientific Writing

Nov 26, 2024/Podcast

Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Richard Shields PT, PhD, FAPTA, about winning the 2024 Jules M. Rothstein Golden Pen Award for Scientific Writing.

Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures perceived breathlessness.

Family Violence

Apr 1, 2020/Open Access

PTs and PTAs have an ethical responsibility to act in cases of suspected abuse of a family member, obligations clearly spelled out in the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist (4D) and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant (4D). NOTE: If you have an immediate question

Kate Gilliard, JD

Mar 14, 2022/Author

Kate Gilliard was director of Health Policy & Payment within APTA's Public Affairs Unit from Jan. 2022 to Mar. 2024. Before joining association staff in 2018 as a senior regulatory affairs specialist, she was a regulatory analyst with Centene Corporation, focusing on Affordable Care Act-compliant health

Bill Allowing PTAs in TRICARE Ready for President's Signature

Nov 16, 2017/News

"This is a significant win for PTAs, but an even bigger win for patients in the TRICARE program."

A Shared Experience: Members Discuss Their Professional Experience in Advocacy

Jul 15, 2022/Podcast

A current APTA student president talks about advocacy to a past student president running for a seat in the Missouri State House of Representatives.