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Nov 16, 2022/Roundup
APTA members share insights and expertise in local and national media.
Feb 19, 2021/Review
A unit focused solely on COVID-19 rehab was associated with motor and function improvements — particularly for the sickest patients.
Sep 1, 2017/Feature
Diet and nutrition are key factors in managing many conditions that PTs treat and are part of PTs' scope of practice. Here are some insights from the growing number of clinicians who offer nutrition-related services.
Aug 1, 2019/Article
PTs and PTAs practice in an environment that requires compliance with health care laws, rules, and regulations.
Jul 18, 2023/Report
This landmark report provides our best view of the current profession. It uses data from APTA's 2021-22 practice profile survey to illustrate the influences of geographic location, practice setting and clinical focus, years of experience, sex/gender, race/ethnicity, and advanced practice on wages earned
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.
The programs listed provide only postprofessional doctoral (i.e., PhD, ScD) graduate educational and research opportunities for PTs. The degrees offered are housed in institutions that either have PT degree programs or are associated with a PT degree program.
When billing most third parties for physical therapist services, CPT codes are needed to describe the services that were rendered.
May 24, 2017/Test & Measure
Measures the highest level of functional mobility of patients within the intensive care unit (ICU) setting.
May 1, 2018/Feature
There's a growing role for PTs and PTAs in addressing preventable illness.
