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Putting Data to Work

Mar 1, 2015/Feature

Paying careful attention to practice-related numbers can improve outcomes, reduce costs, and ultimately transform the profession.

How PTs Are Transforming the Workplace With Ergonomics

Jun 1, 2015/Feature

PTs who focus on ergonomics can find themselves in unusual situations-analyzing zoo workers preparing a lion's lunch, for example. But all PTs can use ergonomic principles to help prevent injuries.

Health Care Technology Today

Jun 1, 2015/Feature

Here's a look at some advances and proposals in the field of health care technology.

Fighting Medicare Fraud and Abuse

Mar 1, 2015/Column

Expanded authority to deny enrollment and revoke billing privileges are among CMS's new tools. Here's what PTs need to know.

2018 NEXT: Physical Therapy Can Play a Part in Addiction Treatment

Jul 2, 2018/News

The power of physical therapy to help prevent people from starting opioid use has been well-documented, but work now being done by PTs and PTAs is showing that the profession also has an important role to play in the lives of those recovering from addiction.

At the State Level, a Very Good Year for PTs and PTAs

Jul 27, 2018/News

"This has been an extremely busy year for physical therapy-related legislation in many states."

Don't Miss Out: 4 Events at NEXT You Have to See for Yourself

May 30, 2018/News

With APTA's 2018 NEXT Conference and Exposition now less than a month away, it's time to start making the tough decisions.

Study: Seeing a PT First for LBP Lowers Overall Costs, Reduces Chances of Later Opioid Prescription

May 24, 2018/Review

A new study finds additional benefits to receiving physical therapy for LBP as a first-line approach.

Fighting the Opioid Crisis: APTA Releases White Paper Pointing the Way to Better Policies on Nondrug Pain Treatment

Jun 20, 2018/News

No lasting gains can be made until policymakers embrace the value of nonpharmacological approaches to chronic pain.

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, June 2018

Jun 13, 2018/News

"The Good Stuff," is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.