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How PTs Can Cut Employee Health Care Costs and Improve Well-Being

Sep 14, 2021/Handouts

Use this handout to initiate discussions with employers about the solutions PTs can offer to help curb employer spending on health care.

APTA Practice Advisories

APTA Practice Advisories are a structured approach to help physical therapists and physical therapist assistants understand and respond to emerging issues in clinical practice. It offers clear guidance to ensure that PTs and PTAs remain informed, prepared, and supported while confidently integrating

Patient Screenings

Screening empowers physical therapists to provide proactive, patient-centered care.

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain

Feb 1, 2022/CPG

This guideline provides recommendations related to the management of patients with low back pain. The CPG+ is based on the 2019 version of the guideline.

Benchmarking in Academic Physical Therapy: Wave 2

Jan 11, 2023/Podcast

These second-wave findings provide updated benchmarks.

Obesity in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline

Aug 4, 2020/CPG

This CPG, maintained by Obesity Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Bariatric Surgeons and Physicians, is presented in the form of a website and updated as new evidence arises.

Examining Medicare Payment Reform and the Future of Patient Access

Congressional Briefing An Ounce of Prevention: The Role of Physical Therapy in Reducing Health Care Costs On Sept. 14, APTA hosted a Capitol Hill briefing for congressional staff focused on the critical role physical therapy plays in improving patient outcomes, reducing healthcare costs, and supporting

APTA Websites and Forums Disclaimer

The information APTA provides on the website and Forums is provided for informational purposes only. While APTA makes every effort to present accurate and reliable information, APTA does not represent, warrant, endorse, approve or certify any information displayed, uploaded, downloaded or distributed

PTJ Author Interview: Gait Speed and Grip Strength in Predicting Hospitalization

Aug 18, 2026/Podcast

Listening Time — 26:05 Podcast Platforms Icons In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Amit Kumar, MPH, PhD, about his recently published study, which used longitudinal data from more than 4,000 community-dwelling older adults to examine whether gait