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What I Learned About Advocacy as APTA’s Harker Intern in 2025

Nov 13, 2025/News

In the summer of 2023, I had the pleasure of serving as an usher at the APTA House of Delegates. One of the most fascinating parts of the experience was getting to see firsthand the process through which the delegates develop and debate policies that shape our profession. The experience sparked in me

What's New at MoveForwardPT.com, Summer 2018

Jun 29, 2018/News

APTA's consumer information website, MoveForwardPT.com, is a continually expanding resource where patients can learn about the many conditions and patient populations PTs treat. Here are some recent additions to the site.

Philia. Pragma.

Aug 12, 2019/Perspective

I knew this opportunity was bigger than our anatomy exam.

Study: Direct Access to Physical Therapy Safe, Effective, and Cheaper Than Referral-Based Care

Nov 9, 2017/Review

Patients via direct access had significantly lower medical costs—an average of $1,543 less per patient.

Study: Platelet-Rich Plasma for Tendinopathy? Researchers See Promise

Jun 7, 2017/News

Researchers from Australia say that a single injection of leukocyte-rich platelet-rich plasma can be effective in treating tendinopathy.

Providers Get Another Chance at MIPS Reporting Relief

Feb 26, 2021/News

CMS has reopened a window for an exceptions process that allows clinicians to reweight MIPS categories for the 2020 performance year.

The Realm-Individual Process-Situation Model of Ethical Decision-Making

Feb 1, 2006/Resource

The Realm-Individual Process-Situation model of ethical decision-making — often called the RIPS model — was developed to address the various influences on the clinician's decisions.

Woodruff Lecture: The Profession's DEI 'Disability' Must Be Addressed

Jun 30, 2022/News

Lisa VanHoose provided a sobering view of the profession's 'DEI fatigue' — and a possible path to overcome it.

Call for National Plan To Address PASC

Mar 31, 2021/Statement

APTA joins AAPM&R in calling for a national plan to address the needs of the growing number of individuals who have post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infections, or PASC, sometimes referred to as "long COVID."

Supplemental Oxygen Utilization During Physical Therapy Interventions: Official Guidelines From the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Section

Jun 1, 2014/CPG

This position statement provides guidelines for physical therapists on the assessment and management of supplemental oxygen for pediatric and adult cardiopulmonary patients.