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APTA Annual Report: 2018's Achievements Are Shaping the Future of the Profession

Apr 15, 2019/News

"I'm excited about where we're headed—together." Those words, from a statement from APTA President Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, in the 2018 APTA Annual Report, are exactly what the document is all about. Taken as a whole, it's a story of how creating connections can pay off—not only in meeting current challenges,

Uncompensated Care: An Ongoing Challenge

Oct 1, 2021/Column

This APTA Magazine article recaps results from an APTA member survey that explored the amount of time PTs spend engaging in coordination-of-care activities without receiving payment.

CSM Delivers: Management and Leadership

Oct 24, 2018/News

The 2019 APTA Combined Sections Meeting, set for January 23-26 in downtown Washington, DC, provides multiple forums for learning more about this crucial area of the profession.

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

Legal Topics of Interest

Aug 1, 2019/Article

PTs and PTAs practice in an environment that requires compliance with health care laws, rules, and regulations.

Staying On Message: Public Perceptions of Physical Therapy

Feb 1, 2023/Feature

The recently released APTA Consumer Awareness Research Report sheds light on how the public regards physical therapy.

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.

Proposed SNF Rule Relaxes Group Therapy Requirements, Increases Payment by 2.5%

Apr 22, 2019/News

In a proposed change strongly supported by APTA, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) could see more flexibility when it comes to the number of residents considered acceptable for "group therapy" under Medicare. The loosened definition is part of the proposed fiscal year (FY) 2020 payment rule for SNFs

Veteran and Emerging Physical Therapy Leaders Speak Out

Dec 2, 2019/News

What's the difference between an emerging physical therapy leader and a well-established one? Not much—at least when it comes to love for their work and their vision of the profession’s future. (Apologies if you were expecting a punchline.) For its December issue, PT in Motion magazine posed an identical

Healthy Workforce Promotion

APTA supports physical therapist efforts to lead employer-based health promotion and population health initiatives that improve outcomes for individuals and communities.