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APTA Results (4,335 Results)

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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.

Study: Primary Care Physician PT Referral Rates Dropped 50% Between 2003 and 2014

Apr 13, 2018/Review

Physician referral to physical therapy declined between 2003 and 2014, while referral to specialist physicians increased.

Oncology Section Introduces New Guideline on Diagnosis of Upper Quadrant Lymphedema in Patients With Cancer

Jun 29, 2017/News

Few CPGs exist to help clinicians diagnose upper quadrant lymphedema secondary to cancer. The APTA Oncology Section set out to change that with the publication of a new guideline in PTJ.

Student Focus

Jun 1, 2024/Column

Corbin Olson, SPT, a second-year student at the University of Mary, interviews Michael Murray, PT, DPT, president of the APTA Aquatics.

Coding for Interventions (Current Procedural Terminology Codes)

Jul 1, 2021/Article

When billing most third parties for physical therapist services, CPT codes are needed to describe the services that were rendered.

Long COVID Rehabilitation: Research on the Value of Physical Therapy

Oct 21, 2022/Resource

As part of health care teams for people with long COVID, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants play a critical role in screening and managing individuals experiencing long COVID symptoms.

Tiered Physical Therapy Evaluation and Reevaluation CPT Codes

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

Payer Advocacy by the Numbers: APTA Members and Staff Driving Progress

Feb 4, 2026/Article

Efforts from APTA members and staff led to 26 million-plus people having direct access to physical therapist services – and that's just one of the 21 regulatory policy changes APTA staff advocated for in 2025. In 2025, APTA members and staff successfully advocated for meaningful payment reforms with

Compliance Matters

Mar 1, 2017/Column

Documenting the new evaluation codes.

Looking Ahead: Increasing Use of Robotic Technologies in Clinical Practice

Aug 1, 2020/Feature

Advances in robotics and exoskeletons help patients and offer clinicians additional tools.