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Internationally Educated PTs in the United States: A World of Experience

Nov 1, 2020/Feature

The journey for PTs who were born and educated in other countries often has been geographically long and professionally challenging.

Understanding and Avoiding Burnout

Nov 1, 2020/Feature

Self-care is one important way to beat burnout. But employers and educators have a role, too.

The Physical Therapy Workforce in Focus

Apr 1, 2026/Article

Three new reports — on demographics, income trends, and administrative burden — are being used to drive meaningful change.

Defining Moment | When My Father's Neck Pain Became My Calling

Apr 1, 2026/Column

How a moment in eighth grade set one clinician on the path to physical therapy.

Applying the Code of Ethics: Real-World Scenarios

Feb 1, 2026/Article

Practical examples of how the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession offers clear guidance for PTs and PTAs.

APTA President's Message | Advancing Our Payment, Together

Apr 1, 2026/Column

Every profession has a defining challenge — the one issue that shapes its future more than any other. For us, that challenge is payment.

Member Input Shapes the Conversation During APTA's Annual All-Member Meeting

Apr 1, 2026/Feature

The meeting featured answers to member questions, advocacy updates, and insights on how APTA’s Strategic Framework supports the profession.

Success Story | Symbols of Service: The Creation of a Physical Therapy Stole Ceremony

Apr 1, 2026/Article

Being problem-solvers is part of the job description for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. In each edition of Success Story, APTA members share their insights into an issue they faced at work and the creative solution they used to address it. This installment features AbbyMarie Leibrand,

Research Spotlight | The Evolution of Tendon Care: Karin Silbernagel on Her Research and Clinical Impact

Apr 1, 2026/Article

Karin Silbernagel, PT, PhD, FAPTA, discusses how her evidence program has illuminated how tendons heal, adapt, and respond to load — reshaping clinical frameworks.

President's Note | What It Means to Be Your Professional Home

Jun 1, 2026/Column

In this issue of APTA Magazine, we focus on the second pillar of APTA's Strategic Framework for 2030: Empowering Our Members. The goal of this pillar? To provide a professional home for all PTs and PTAs. This is not an abstract goal. It's a daily practice — one that shows up in how we listen, how we

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Passive Lumbar Extension Exercise Using a Pneumatic Pressure Device

Aug 31, 1981/Suggestions From the Field

When passive lumbar extension is indicated in the treatment of low back pain and

Spool Roll for Positioning the Child Prone

Aug 31, 1981/Suggestions From the Field

Physical therapy for the neuromuscularly involved child frequently includes prone

Isometric Exercise Apparatus

Aug 31, 1981/Suggestions From the Field

This isometric exercise apparatus was designed to allow a patient to perform isometric

Double Cylinder Plastic Orthosis in the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Aug 31, 1981/Suggestions From the Field

Lower extremity contracture release and bracing are often indicated in the treatment

California Physicians' Professional Image of Physical Therapists

Jul 31, 1981/Articles

The purpose of this study was to identify the attitudes of California physicians

Contralateral Effects of Upper Extremity Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Patterns

Jul 31, 1981/Articles

Electromyography was used to determine the presence of electrical activity in the

Mock Clinic An Approach to Clinical Education

Jul 31, 1981/Clinical Reports

This paper presents a new clinical education experience initiated at the University

Receptivity to Full-Time Early Clinical Education Experience

Jul 31, 1981/Clinical Reports

This report describes feedback from clinical instructors, academic faculty members,

Physical Therapy Services in Rural Hospital Settings

Jul 31, 1981/Clinical Reports

Over the past decade in the southern Illinois area there has been an increasing

Waterbeds: Therapeutic Devices for Handicapped Children

Jul 31, 1981/Clinical Reports

Flotation devices are currently being used prophylactically and in the treatment