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What Do You Know About PT and PTA Student Debt? Take Our Quiz

Apr 5, 2021/Open Access

APTA is raising awareness about debt burden and providing support through the APTA Financial Solutions Center.

Study: 'Academic Capitalism,' Lack of Faculty of Color Is a Challenge for Diversity in DPT Programs

Jul 8, 2020/Review

Researchers compared the percentage of program graduates of color with several institution characteristics — and found challenges.

Coronavirus Update: May 24

May 24, 2022/Roundup

One million deaths, long COVID in older adults, boosters for children, health care worker burnout, and more.

New Possibility for ACL Healing Without Surgery? Too Soon to Say

Jul 11, 2023/Review

A bracing protocol shows promise, researchers say. But definitive conclusions are still out of reach.

Maley Lecturer Calls for Consensus on Key Concepts to Move Profession Forward

Aug 6, 2024/News

Phil McClure, PT, PhD, FAPTA, offered three recommendations for making the concept of the movement system more meaningful.

Congressional Advocacy by the Numbers: Together, We Are Driving Payment Progress

Feb 10, 2026/News

APTA members helped drive a wave of federal advocacy wins in 2025, including the reversal of years of stagnant Medicare payment. The numbers tell the story: growing bipartisan backing, expanded legislative momentum, and a unified profession pushing payment reform forward. Focused on advancing fair payment,

Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) for Knee Disorders

Sep 25, 2013/Test & Measure

Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) for Knee Disorders

Pivot Shift Test -- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tears

Jan 28, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures amount of anterior tibial translation with respect to the femur; used to detect ACL tears.

Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD)

May 24, 2017/Test & Measure

Objectively measures five common nonverbal pain expressions.

Pediatric and School-Based Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mar 30, 2020/Open Access

Stay updated on special considerations in providing physical therapist services to the pediatric population during the COVID-19 pandemic.