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Jun 1, 2016/Feature
Here's how a hospital's physical therapy department designed an efficient, patient-centric system for managing referrals.
Mar 1, 2022/CPG
The ULAR CPG is designed to address the key principles of rehabilitation and clinical care for patients with upper limb amputation. (Former title: VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Upper Extremity Amputation Rehabilitation.)
Jul 1, 2020/CPG
Describes critical decision points in the Management of Obesity and Overweight and provides recommendations for practitioners throughout the DoD and VA Health Care systems.
May 1, 2021/CPG
This guideline provides recommendations for the multidisciplinary management of chronic multisymptom illness (CMI), formerly known as medically unexplained symptoms (MUS).
Apr 1, 2021/CPG
This guideline describes the critical decision points in the management of COPD and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations.
Jan 11, 2023/Podcast
These second-wave findings provide updated benchmarks.
Apr 9, 2025/Podcast
Interested in how large language models compare against clinicians? Listen as Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Yael Arbel, PT, MHA, Yoav Gimmon, PT, PhD, and Liora Shmueli, PhD, about their recently published study, which tested the performance of ChatGPT and Google Gemini against
Nov 24, 2025/Statement
APTA is deeply concerned by the recent recommendation from the Reimagining and Improving Student Education, or RISE, Negotiated Rulemaking Committee, which, if enacted, would designate the doctor of physical therapy degree — and dozens of other health care professional degrees — as a graduate degree
Aug 1, 2019/Article
PTs and PTAs practice in an environment that requires compliance with health care laws, rules, and regulations.
Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure
Target population: Children with cerebral palsy (CP).