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APTA Partners With VA to Raise Vets' Awareness of Physical Therapy, Create Practice Opportunities for PTs and PTAs

Jan 2, 2019/News

The link between the physical therapy profession and services to military veterans has always been strong, but recently the relationship received a boost in the form of an official partnership between APTA and US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to promote and enhance the health of the nation's veterans.

Traumatic Brain Injury: Resources From Other Organizations

May 4, 2020/Article

This page provides resources from other organizations that are related to the management of mild traumatic brain injury, or mTBI. These resources should prove valuable for physical therapists in the U.S.

From PTJ: New Health Promotion Model May Equip PTs to Address Wellness and Prevention

Dec 26, 2017/News

The researchers believe a new clinical model could help bridge the gap between knowing and doing.

Becoming a Physical Therapist

Physical therapists are licensed doctors who work with multiple patient populations impacted by disease, injury, and movement dysfunction. Are you ready to be a physical therapist?

Moving Toward Understanding Closing the Gap Between Educators in Physical Therapy Education

Apr 28, 2021/Perspective

How do we address the "disconnect" between the academy and the clinical environment?

Rural Health Care Presents Needs and Opportunities

Jun 1, 2018/Column

Initiatives are ongoing to improve access to physical therapist services.

Lawmakers Urge Veterans Affairs to Raise Pay, Expand Roles of PTs and PTAs

Jul 5, 2022/News

In an advocacy win, APTA-supported recommendations aimed at increasing veterans' access to PTs and PTAs are now part of a spending bill.

Generation Rap: Veteran and Emerging Leaders Speak Out

Dec 1, 2019/Feature

Newly named Catherine Worthingham Fellows of the American Physical Therapy Association and APTA emerging leaders discuss the physical therapy profession's past, present, and future-and share advice.

Better Sooner and Later: Prehabilitation

Feb 1, 2016/Feature

There's growing evidence that adding a "p" to rehabilitation improves patient outcomes pre- and postsurgery and following cancer treatments-and saves money, too.

Residency and Fellowship Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service

APTA's Residency and Fellowship Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (RF-PTCAS) offers a centralized and simplified process for physical therapists applying for residency and clinical fellowships.