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Partners in the Profession's Future

Feb 1, 2015/Column

The importance of membership and participation in APTA.

From PT in Motion Magazine: Ethics Under Pressure

Mar 2, 2017/News

The magazine examines how external pressures can cloud the ability of PTs and PTAs to stay true to professional ethics.

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.

3D Technology: All That's Fit to Print?

Sep 3, 2019/News

When it comes to 3D printing and physical therapy, the future is now—well, almost now. In the September issue of PT in Motion magazine: "A New Dimension to Physical Therapy," a feature article that explores the current use of 3D as well as its challenges and possibilities, as seen through the eyes of

Compliance Matters: Advocating for the Profession in the Evolving Payment Environment

Aug 1, 2019/Column

APTA and its chapters offer a variety of member resources to promote advocacy for appropriate payment of physical therapist services.

Directory of Postprofessional PhD and ScD/DSc Programs

Feb 12, 2026/Open Access

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.

Disability Within the Physical Therapy Profession

Jul 1, 2024/Feature

How to attract those with disabilities to the profession and support them once they're part of the community.

APTA, AMA, Others Demand Action From Congress to Address Fee Schedule

Mar 10, 2025/News

Providers and patients are urged to call Congress on the proposed spending package before March 14 deadline.

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.

Tiered Physical Therapy Evaluation and Reevaluation CPT Codes

Since January 2017, PTs use three evaluation codes and one reevaluation code.