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Apr 28, 2023/CPG
This guideline was created by an American Physical Therapy Association volunteer guideline development group and covers clinical information and accepted approaches for physical therapist management of glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis.
Jun 1, 2018/Column
Initiatives are ongoing to improve access to physical therapist services.
Aug 4, 2025/News
Physical therapists continue to be at the table for important discussions around the development of CPT codes: APTA members Kathleen Picard, PT, DPT, and Stephanie L. Woelfel, PT, DPT, board-certified wound management clinical specialist, are serving as advisor and alternate advisor with the American
Jan 16, 2013/Clinical Summary
PTs help people manage their fall risk.
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.
Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the minimum professional education qualification for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
Apr 14, 2021/Roundup
Members and the profession in the media, April 2021 edition.
Feb 26, 2025/News
If enacted, PTs across the country would be allowed to secure substitute care for patients during an absence.
Aug 1, 2021/Feature
How the effects of the pandemic will permanently change physical therapist practice.
Nov 1, 2024/Feature
The meetings of the 2024 House session included deliberation on motions presented to the House as well as meaningful discussions on issues.