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In 2021, we once again delivered a range of content through our podcasts, including advocacy updates, practice information, and stories of lives transformed by physical therapy — whether through a PT or PTA's own journey in the profession, or a patient's experience of care.

Here are the top five APTA podcasts and top five consumer-oriented ChoosePT.com Move Forward Radio podcasts of 2021, based on listens.

[Editor's note: These are just some of the podcasts APTA offers — check out our podcast webpage to browse the complete collection. APTA Podcasts are also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Spotify.]

APTA Podcasts

  1. Maximizing Your Potential as a Professional
  2. Pursuing a PhD
  3. No One Way To Be a PT
  4. Changing Direction: Creating a New Path for Your Career
  5. Safe and Effective Rehabilitation for Long COVID-19

Move Forward Radio Podcasts

  1. Cutting-Edge Treatment and Physical Therapy Helps Child Thrive After Severe Brain Damage
  2. Physical Therapist Living With Long COVID Shares His Story and Clinical Expertise
  3. MOVEMENT2BE Brings Fun, Physical Literacy to Underserved Youth
  4. Linebacker-Turned-PT Hopes to Inspire Health Movement and Quality of Life
  5. Juvenile Arthritis: A Young Adult Discusses Her Trials and Triumphs Through Physical Therapy
  6. Paralympic Swimmer Alyssa Gialamas Sheds Light on Living With a Disability

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