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Jun 4, 2021/News
The new director must be a non-PT or PTA and will have full voting privileges. Application deadline is July 15.
Dec 30, 2019/News
Few would argue that health care in the United States has experienced significant change over the past few years—but do those changes require a new look at practice models for physical therapists (PTs)? That's the question at the heart of an event cosponsored by APTA and Arcadia University set for the
Jan 3, 2019/News
APTA's Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry (Registry) has been approved again by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a qualified clinical data registry (QCDR). The designation for 2019 means that physical therapists (PTs) who participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System
May 9, 2018/News
CMS is continuing its trend toward easing administrative burdens by doing away with a longstanding functional assessment and 2 outcome measures.
Oct 11, 2023/Report
This report identifies three main hiring challenges.
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Aug 18, 2025/News
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy, or ESWT, is emerging as a noninvasive treatment option in physical therapy. ESWT utilizes sound waves to relieve pain and aid healing. It's important for physical therapists to understand the different forms of ESWT, such as focused and radial shockwave therapies, as
Oct 14, 2025/Podcast
Listening Time — 26:09 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Shane McClinton, PT, DPT, PhD, about his recently published study, which compared the cost-effectiveness of usual podiatry care plus