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Direct Access and Medicare

May 4, 2020/Article

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

APTA Report Points to Hiring Challenges for Outpatient Practices Amid Growth

Oct 16, 2024/News

A new report from APTA and APTA Private Practice can help you better understand the current hiring environment for PTs and PTAs.

Our Experiences Matter When It Comes to Advocacy

Jun 21, 2021/Perspective

Sharing our professional experiences makes a difference when it comes to advocacy efforts.

Don't Measure Your Self-Worth Against Your Patient’s Outcomes

Oct 26, 2017/Perspective

We all tend to remember the bad much more vividly than we do the good.

Cognitive Screenings Inconsistent In Post-Acute Therapy Care

Mar 6, 2023/Review

Study compares patients discharged to skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, and home health facilities.

Expanding Opportunities In a Compact Way

Dec 1, 2018/Column

Do you want to provide physical therapist services in more than one state? The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact may help you achieve your goal.

Directory of Transition DPT Programs

Jan 1, 2022/Open Access

The following list includes the names of higher education institutions that offer a postprofessional DPT (Transition) program for physical therapists licensed in the United States

APTA Practice Advisory: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

Aug 15, 2025/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.

Understanding Long COVID From a PT Perspective

Dec 1, 2022/Feature

Physical therapists are ideally suited to help people who are experiencing lingering effects of COVID-19.

Student Loan Repayment Program to Include PTs? Health Services Corps Bill Reintroduced in US Senate

Apr 5, 2019/News

Legislation that would list PTs among the professions included in a federal program to provide greater patient access to health care in rural and underserved areas.