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Meaningful Membership

Apr 3, 2017/Perspective

I joined APTA as a first-year student. I didn’t hesitate.

And the Beat Goes On: APTA's Commercial Payer Advocacy

Apr 21, 2021/Roundup

Lots of payers with multiple plans mean the conversation never stops. Here are a few advocacy efforts that APTA is pursuing.

Move Forward Radio: An 'Accidental' Passion for Treating Pelvic Floor Disorders

Sep 22, 2020/Roundup

This PT uses humor, her understanding of pain, and personal experience to treat PFD.

Serving Our Communities. It's What We Do.

May 15, 2017/Perspective

Treating populations in need opens your eyes to new viewpoints of the health care system.

New National Academies Report on Pain Management and Opioids Recommends More Public Education, Reimbursement Models Supporting Nondrug…

Jul 18, 2017/News

Recommendations in a new National Academies report on pain management include the need to support nonpharmacologic approaches to pain treatment through better reimbursement models, and the necessity of continued efforts to educate the public on effective alternatives to opioids.

UHC Continues Refinement of Prior Authorization Policy

Mar 21, 2025/News

Process changes, such as more real-time information and a shortened form for fewer visits, are meant to allow PTs to treat patients quicker.

Femoroacetabular Impingement: Nonsurgical Management

May 29, 2017/Clinical Summary

FAI is a major cause of hip dysfunction in young adults and is a proposed risk factor for hip osteoarthritis (OA).

Telehealth: What's Next?

Dec 1, 2020/Column

We made a variety of temporary gains in patients' remote access to physical therapist services. Now we need to make them permanent.

Hearing Screens

Nov 4, 2024/Test & Measure

Various patient-reported and clinician-administered tools can screen individuals for auditory impairment.

Anterior Drawer Test (Knee) – Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tears

May 30, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures amount of anterior tibial translation with respect to the femur; used to detect ACL tears.