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APTA President’s Note | It Depends … On You

Jun 1, 2025/Column

APTA President Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD, explores the topic of uncertainty, from workforce shortages to disparities in access.

Hard to Reconcile

Oct 1, 2018/Column

A case in which 'old school' won't do.

More Access, Less Student Debt: 'Flash Action' Advocacy Coming Sept. 14-15

Sep 12, 2022/News

The 2022 APTA Flash Action Strategy is a two-day effort to support the inclusion of PTs in the National Health Services Corps.

Where Do You Want to Practice?

Oct 1, 2017/Feature

Every state has much to offer physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. It may be quality of life. Employment opportunities. Regulatory and business friendliness. Or any of dozens of other features. Where you decide to practice depends on which factors mean the most to you. Here is PT in

A Physical Therapy Profile: Demographics of the Profession, 2025

Dec 10, 2025/Report

This report from APTA provides a snapshot of the demographic makeup of the physical therapy workforce. It uses data from APTA's 2025 Physical Therapy Profile Survey, along with data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, and various other sources to describe

APTA Analysis: The Value of Physical Therapy in Wound Care

Oct 30, 2020/Analysis

PTs and PTAs can play a major role in wound care. This analysis takes a closer look at relevant interventions and practice settings.

APTA Provides an Easy Way to Share Your Comments on Proposed SNF Rule

Jun 8, 2018/News

If a rule from CMS is adopted as proposed, PTs and PTAs who work in SNFs could find those facilities facing some major changes in payment. Those changes could include a new case-mix methodology system and altered therapy reporting requirements.

APTA 100 Days of Service Member Profile: Rodney Weir, PT, DPT, DHS

Oct 19, 2021/Open Access

"By getting involved in local organizations and schools, we have a chance to promote our profession and establish meaningful connections."

Financial Literacy and the New DPT Grad

Feb 1, 2017/Feature

Few recent graduates were exposed to classes in financial literacy while they were in school. Most educators think they should have been.

Direct Access Once Again Boosted by National Policy Organization

Dec 9, 2020/News

ALEC has reauthorized a resolution that backs unrestricted direct access to physical therapy as important to "free-market health care."