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What's the Latest at CMS? Your 2018 Guide to Recent Proposed and Final CMS Rules

Aug 20, 2018/Roundup

CMS spent its spring and summer issuing proposed and final rules, some of which contain major shifts in payment and reporting.

No One Way To Be a PT

Jun 10, 2021/Perspective

This PT encourages others in the profession to expand the bounds of what PTs can be.

Defining Moment: Healing the Little Brain

Apr 1, 2025/Column

A physical therapist recalls a memorable patient and her struggles to make peace with the patient’s untimely death.

Viewpoints: November 2022

Nov 1, 2022/Column

View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and opinion pieces from APTA's blog.

Down Syndrome (DS)

Dec 29, 2013/Clinical Summary

PTs improve quality of life for people with DS by helping them increase their motor skills, muscle strength, and joint stability; incorporate healthy lifestyle habits; enhance participation in life activities; and prevent complications of DS.

Direct Access and Medicare

May 4, 2020/Article

Medicare beneficiaries can go directly to physical therapists without a referral or visit to a physician.

Defining Moment: A Word Changed Us

Sep 1, 2022/Column

A patient's permanent reminder of her PT's instruction left an indelible mark on both of them.

X-Step Stair climb test (SCT) (X is number of steps traversed)

Aug 16, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures how long it takes for a person to ascend and descend a flight of stairs.

Action Research Arm Test (ARAT)

Oct 6, 2014/Test & Measure

Action Research Arm Test (ARAT)

APTA Working for You: Commercial Payer Updates, July 2019

Jul 22, 2019/News

The commercial payer world is varied and continually evolving. APTA helps its members by staying on top of changes and bringing the physical therapy profession's voice to the table on a wide range of private payer-related issues. Here's a quick rundown of some of the latest news and APTA activities.