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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Appropriate Use Criteria for Optimizing the Management of Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears

Sep 20, 2013/CPG

This guideline focuses specifically on the evaluation and management of full-thickness rotator cuff tears in adults.

Position Paper: States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act

Apr 3, 2025/Position Paper

The American Physical Therapy Association supports the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act (H.R. 2332 / S. 1101). This legislation would ensure that required federal background checks are completed so physical therapists and physical therapist assistants can participate in the state

APTA 2021 House of Delegates Election Results Announced

Aug 28, 2021/News

The following members were elected to APTA's Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. Their terms begin Jan. 1, 2022.

The Vocational Interest Test Got It Right

Apr 1, 2022/Column

Actions both small and heroic as a "yellow jacket" in an NYU summer program prompted a career in physical therapy.

PACT PT: Improving Veteran Access to Same-Day Physical Therapy

Nov 12, 2024/Perspective

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs continues a tradition of innovation with PACT PT, which embeds PTs in patient-aligned care teams.

Message to This Year's Graduates From APTA CEO Justin Moore

May 12, 2021/Perspective

"You enter a new century of physical therapy in the United States like no other class before you."

APTA Practice Advisory: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Codes Under Medicare

Jun 6, 2025/Resource

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule for 2022 added five CPT codes for remote therapeutic monitoring. Physical therapists may bill these RTM codes under Medicare, and the codes also may be billable under commercial insurance plans. The new codes are available in the Medicine Section of the

Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) for Knee Disorders

Sep 25, 2013/Test & Measure

Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) for Knee Disorders

Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD

Apr 1, 2015/CPG

This guideline by the American College of Chest Physicians and the Canadian Thoracic Society provides a rigorous, evidence-based analysis of randomized controlled trial data regarding the prevention of COPD exacerbations.

Management of COPD Exacerbations: A European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society Guideline

Mar 15, 2017/CPG

Recommendations related to corticosteroid therapy, antibiotic therapy, noninvasive mechanical ventilation, home-based management, and early pulmonary rehabilitation in patients having a COPD exacerbation.