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May 1, 2015/Feature
Dry needling by physical therapists is a hot topic. What's fact? What's fiction? Take a look beneath the surface.
Oct 1, 2018/Feature
Every state has much to offer physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. It may be quality of life. Employment opportunities. Regulatory and business friendliness. Or any of dozens of other features. Where you decide to practice depends on which factors mean the most to you. Here is PT in
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.
Jul 1, 2016/Feature
The distinction between insurers and hospital systems is fading. What does this mean for physical therapists?
Jun 1, 2016/Feature
Here's how a hospital's physical therapy department designed an efficient, patient-centric system for managing referrals.
Jul 1, 2017/Feature
The mechanisms of pain are both physical and psychological. Here's what PTs and PTAs need to know in order to gauge treatment strategies.
Health care professionals are assaulted on the job at a much higher rate than workers overall. Should PTs and PTAs be concerned about violence? When the threat is real, what can they do?
Apr 1, 2017/Feature
As telehealth moves from theory to practice, here's an update.
Dec 14, 2022/Roundup
From radio personality to PT school, a tutorial in barbell squats, and more: APTA members in the media.
Jul 1, 2015/Feature
APTA Magazine explored the trend toward employer-established productivity standards, with a focus on implications for the profession and physical therapists.
