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About PT and PTA Licensure

Licensure is required in order to practice as a PT or work as a PTA in the United States. Licensure is managed by individual state regulatory boards.

APTA 2024: Driving Impact, Advancing Physical Therapy

APTA's more than 100,000 members helped us make incredible progress in 2024.

APTA Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy: Hamstring Strain Injury in Athletes (CPG+)

Feb 28, 2022/CPG

This CPG includes sports-related overloading and overstretching injuries to myofascial or musculotendinous structures in any combination of the 3 hamstring muscles (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris).

APTA Pelvic Health: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pelvic Girdle Pain in the Postpartum Population (CPG+)

Jan 1, 2022/CPG

This clinical guideline describes evidence-based physical therapist practice, including screening, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and assessment of outcome for women with postpartum pelvic girdle pain.

Diabetic Foot Ulcer Beyond Wound Closure: Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG+)

Nov 22, 2024/CPG

CPG+ Appraisal Rating: 7 out of 7 (How was this rating made?)   Highlights Five recommendations support physical fitness for patients with diabetes with or without foot ulcers (Page 2, Table 1). Evidence and implementation strategies are identified under each recommendation. Recommended guidance on the

Helen Hislop's Vision of Clinical Specialty: Where Are We Half a Century Later?

Oct 20, 2021/Perspective

Morris "Rick" Beato, PT, DPT, offers a contemporary view of Helen Hislop's historic McMillan lecture from 1975.

2022 CMS Hospitals Rule Ups Payment; Mulls Quality Measures and Equity

Aug 16, 2021/Review

The final rule, which takes effect Oct. 1, also includes slight payment increases for hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Being Authentic Offers Patients Better Patient Care

Feb 13, 2023/Perspective

The foundational tenets of my identity — fluidity, authenticity, and vulnerability — help me be a better clinician.

56th McMillan Lecture: What Is at the Heart of Movement?

Feb 19, 2025/News

Terry Nordstrom, PT, EdD, FAPTA, called on the profession to reduce the impact of health disparities.

Not at Home With This Decision

Oct 1, 2017/Column

A PTA has questions about a patient's best interest and a PT's motivation.