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Apr 19, 2026/Event
Walk the Halls of Congress. Advocate for Payment Reform. Join 250 physical therapists in Washington, D.C., April 19-21 for three days of direct advocacy. Meet face-to-face with members of Congress and their staff to advance payment policies that strengthen your practice. Registration and housing deadline:
Feb 1, 2018/Article
Last year, CMS proposed significant changes in the home health and skilled nursing settings, seeking to improve the value of payment in postacute care. PTs and PTAs must understand what's behind these efforts, what they need to do, and what may lie ahead.
Dec 1, 2021/Column
Telehealth in physical therapy shouldn't be an emergency-only option.
Jan 2, 2024/Roundup
The year's list shows the breadth of research available through APTA's scientific journal, free to members.
Oct 1, 2025/Feature
During the 2025 Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture, Didi Matthews, PT, DPT, urged PTs and PTAs to reframe their equity work.
Jun 17, 2021/Podcast
Dr Dias and his coauthors provide an antidote to the barriers that make it difficult to apply clinical practice guidelines to patients.
May 1, 2017/Feature
Tactical athletes-firefighters, law enforcement officers, and military personnel-make it their mission to keep Americans safe. Across the country, PTs are committed to returning the favor.
Getting a NPI should be a priority for any PT. Among other payers, it also is required for all providers enrolled in Medicare.
Feb 25, 2026/Resource
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy, or ESWT, is a noninvasive treatment that utilizes sound waves to reduce pain and promote tissue healing, although its exact therapeutic mechanism remains unclear.
Apr 1, 2018/Feature
This APTA Magazine article recaps results from an APTA member survey that explored the amount of time PTs spend engaging in coordination-of-care activities without receiving payment.