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When Professional and Personal Life Intersect

May 1, 2022/Column

On occasion, the lines blur and we may step outside of our professional scope with potential consequences.

APTA Hand and Upper Extremity

Jan 1, 2020/Article

The academy serves to mentor, educate, promote research, and respond to the ever-changing needs and interests of its membership.

APTA Unveils Key Workforce and Income Trends in Physical Therapy

Dec 10, 2025/Article

Collecting and sharing workforce data is essential for enabling APTA members to make informed decisions about their careers and practices. By understanding demographic, workforce, and income trends, as well as challenges faced across practice settings, APTA provides the profession with actionable insights

Achieving Cultural Competence

Jan 15, 2020/Open Access

Achieving cultural competence is a process, not an end point. Individuals and organizations should have an ongoing plan for improvement.

Cannabis Use and Physical Therapy

Oct 1, 2022/Article

As more states legalize cannabis for both medicinal and recreational use, the chances are increasing that PTs and PTAs will treat patients who use it.

Vulnerability and Courage – Defining Moment

May 27, 2020/Podcast

For PTs and PTAs, the two never have been more closely intertwined.

APTA, Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation Report Explores Relationship of 'Baseline' Patient Factors and Patient-Report...

Jul 19, 2019/News

What constitutes a "typical" amount of improvement given comorbidities and other individual patient factors?

APTA, AOTA, ASHA Joint Statement on Habilitation and Rehabilitation Benefit Design

Feb 10, 2021/Resource

APTA, AOTA, and ASHA developed a resource for public and private insurers, employers, and consumers to evaluate the appropriateness of rehabilitation and habilitation benefit design.

Health Information Technology and Patient Privacy

PTs and PTAs need to have a solid understanding of health IT privacy laws and regulations, as well as policies designed to improve patient access to their own records. This includes HIPAA as well as requirements related to information blocking and interoperability.

Pharmacotherapeutics and Supplements in Physical Therapist Practice

Oct 1, 2025/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Physical therapist management may prevent the need for or reduce the use of medications. Physical therapist management includes counseling patients and clients on the need for, and the benefits and risks of, medication, and supplements.