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Jul 26, 2019/News
One way to achieve the physical therapy profession's goals of a healthier society is to help that society avoid sickness and injury to begin with. That's why physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) should consider taking part in an upcoming week focused on workplace safety
Apr 2, 2020/CPG
This clinical practice guideline provides a set of evidence-based recommendations for physical therapist management of the patients who have experienced a concussive event.
Aug 31, 2022/Review
About 16% of nursing homes are in severely deprived neighborhoods and lag behind in available personnel, particularly PTs and RNs.
Jan 5, 2021/Review
A global study of disease burden finds a glaring need for rehab in primary care.
Jul 1, 2015/Column
A career that was meant to be.
Sep 24, 2019/Perspective
Getting involved with PTDOS as a student is easy and a great way to connect your program with your local community.
Apr 19, 2019/News
If a proposed rule from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is adopted as planned, inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) will see a 2.5% payment increase in the 2020 fiscal year (FY), which begins October 1, 2019—an approximate boost of $195 million. But they'll also need to prepare for
Dec 15, 2021/Open Access
In this interview-style blog post, Jessie Podolak, PT, DPT, and Regina Landrus, PT, DPT, discuss bringing mental health awareness to the forefront of a multi-clinic system in rural America.
Awards
The purpose of this honor is stipulated in the Bylaws of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Jul 11, 2025/Resource
This resource was developed to help APTA state chapters advocate for explicit authority for physical therapists to order imaging for patients.