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Tyler Junior College PTA Students Finally Caught (Doing Good)

Nov 4, 2020/News

This year's winners of APTA's community service contest are helping to increase mobility around the world.

'Bedrest is Bad': New #everyBODYmoves Campaign Combats Hospital Immobility

Jun 30, 2019/Interview

Sometimes health care providers need to be reminded about their role in promoting movement.

APTA Top Advocacy Priorities Established for 2025-26

Feb 4, 2025/News

Our public policy priorities are aimed at increasing payment, decreasing administrative burden, and improving the value of patient care.

Transformative Dialogues: The Use of Motivational Interviewing in Physical Therapy

Jul 11, 2018/Perspective

Patient-centered care is the hallmark of physical therapist practice. Individualized patient and client assessment helps us tailor treatment to support effective self-management and optimal independence. PTs and physical therapist assistants often underestimate the powerful impact of our patient relationships;

My Condition Reminds me of the 'Why' of Physical Therapy

Feb 27, 2023/Perspective

For me, remembering the "why" of becoming a PT is the privilege we have of entering another's experience.

NEXT 2018: Maley Lecture: Health Care Must Adopt a Biopsychosocial Model

Jul 2, 2018/News

The health care system needs to evolve from a medical to a biopsychosocial model, asserted Robert Palisano, PT, ScD, FAPTA, in the 23rd Maley Lecture, delivered during NEXT 2018.

On the PTA Payment Battleground, We Are All APTA

Dec 2, 2019/Perspective

It was not until I began working in outpatient care and seeing problems with payment, that I realized the importance of getting involved with advocacy.

Thinking Beyond Pipelines: Creating More Person-Centered Career Pathways

Feb 24, 2021/Perspective

How will we address the challenges at the other end of the pipeline?

Success Story | Building Intergenerational Relationships With Older Adults

May 1, 2025/Success Story

A program with a local retirement community helps the next generation of PTs and PTAs to better care for and relate to older adults.

APTA Impact: DOD Told to Consider Expanding the PT's Primary Care Role

Dec 20, 2022/News

An APTA-backed House committee directive says the Department of Defense could save money and increase readiness with PTs.