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Viewpoints: April 2025

Apr 1, 2025/Column

APTA President says 'Show Me the Data'
PT Shares Lessons in Strength and Community

APTA Practice Advisory: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

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.

Value-Based Care and Payment Models

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation have developed many novel care and payment models to improve upon the fee for service model. The aim is to improve patient care, lower costs and promote patient-centered practices. Instead of focusing

Senate Introduces Companion Legislation To Help Patients Avoid Interruptions in Their Care

Jul 10, 2025/News

If enacted, PTs across the country would be allowed to secure substitute care for patients during an absence.

Clarity, Courage, Commitment: Reframing Equity Work

Oct 1, 2025/Feature

During the 2025 Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture, Didi Matthews, PT, DPT, urged PTs and PTAs to reframe their equity work.

PTJ's Most-Read Articles of 2023

Jan 2, 2024/Roundup

The year's list shows the breadth of research available through APTA's scientific journal, free to members.

Outstanding Physical Therapist Resident Award

This award honors recent residency graduates in order to recognize the intrinsic value of post-professional training and thereby promote and provide for the development and accreditation of residency education programs in physical therapy.

APTA-Backed Bill Supports Medicare Patients in Need of Orthoses, Prostheses

Apr 23, 2024/News

The bipartisan measure would eliminate burdensome requirements, protect patients, and improve device replacement policies.

Protecting the Protectors

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.

The Wrong Foot

Mar 1, 2016/Column

A harsh reality threatens an Olympic dream.