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Jan 1, 2021/Resource
Pain is a normal warning system for injury, illness or danger, but sometimes it goes beyond its protective purpose. APTA developed this algorithm to guide you through managing individuals who have or are at risk for pain.
Feb 12, 2026/CPG
Oct 16, 2025/Resource
Primary care physical therapy highlights the role of physical therapists as integral members of a patient’s primary care team. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants should familiarize themselves with the specific roles, scope, and competencies that define primary care physical therapy.
Jun 1, 2021/Feature
Part one of APTA Magazine's special issue on physical therapist education.
Dec 1, 2017/Feature
How is technology altering physical therapist practice? APTA's new FiRST Council provides some insight.
Mar 1, 2025/Feature
APTA members share best practices for clinicians when working with patients with limited English proficiency.
Jun 1, 2025/Feature
A new APTA report outlines forecasts of a supply shortage of physical therapists through 2037.
Aug 15, 2018/Podcast
Julie Sexton, PT, and Michelle Ramirez, PT, DPT, discuss their health system’s process for translating evidence into practice and expanding care through direct access.
Effective Aug. 30, 2024, at the conclusion of the 2023-24 application cycle, the Physical Therapist Assistant Centralized Application Service ended. APTA thanks the PTACAS work group — PTA program faculty, admissions committee chairs, and program directors — who helped create application content, set
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