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Serving on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Apr 20, 2020/Podcast

New grad James Newman, PT, DPT, talks about his experience transitioning from working in an outpatient setting to working in acute care in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. James will share how life as a physical therapist has changed for him and the sacrifices he and his colleagues have had to make

Global Service: Building a Sustainable Clinic in Guatemala

May 6, 2019/Podcast

A group of 24 people from the U.S. went to a rural town in Guatemala to renovate an old building and create a new physical therapy clinic—providing rehabilitation services to people who in most cases had never received that kind of health care before.

Digital Health Technologies, Digital Therapeutics, and Artificial Intelligence in Physical Therapist Practice

Sep 23, 2024/Policies & Bylaws

House position: The association believes digital health technologies, digital therapeutics, and AI have the potential to augment physical therapist practice.

Communicable and Infectious Diseases/Conditions: Rights of Patients and Providers in Physical Therapy

Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Describes the rights of patients and providers in physical therapy in relation to communicable and/or infectious diseases and conditions.

Combatting Collective Conservatism in Physical Therapy – PTJ

Oct 18, 2019/Podcast

In this PTJ podcast, The 50th McMillan Lecturer Dr. Thomas McPoil, shares personal insights behind and beyond the lecture; for instance how he envisions allowing specialization to begin before completion of professional education.

Students: Make a Difference in the Upcoming VCU-Marquette Challenge

Oct 16, 2024/Interview

Looking to participate in the upcoming fundraiser for the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research? Get advice from previous winners.

APTA Helps Shape Bill Supporting Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in Medicaid

Jul 8, 2022/News

A bipartisan bill in the House would direct HHS to ramp up education on pelvic health and physical therapy for postpartum individuals.

Advancing Inclusion in the Classroom — and Beyond

Aug 18, 2021/Perspective

Faculty can be more intentional in making small but necessary changes in academic physical therapy to overcome at least some of the bias they possess.

Three Years of Physical Therapy in a Public Health Emergency

May 10, 2023/News

APTA member surveys show profession returning to pre-pandemic norms, with some lingering changes.

Study: Post THA, TKA Inpatient Rehab Need Increases With Age

Oct 31, 2022/Review

But outcomes are still positive enough that the procedure should be considered for individuals through their 90s, authors say.