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Pro Bono Practice: Serving the Public Good

Jun 1, 2025/Feature

A look at ways physical therapists are working with uninsured and underinsured patients.

Hands On: Grip Strength as a Measure of Health

Sep 1, 2025/Feature

Could a simple squeeze predict overall health? A growing number of PTs say grip strength should be a standard measure of strength and functional status. Here’s why.

The Real Value of Physical Therapy: APTA Report Proves Its Worth

Sep 1, 2025/Feature

Learn how people are using "The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States" to make the case that physical therapy is cost-effective.

Defining Moment | Getting Older but Staying Active

May 1, 2025/Column

One PT shares a different perspective on embracing activities typically associated with children.

What You Should Know About Concierge Physical Therapy

Dec 1, 2025/Article

More physical therapists are exploring concierge care as a way to blend entrepreneurship with patient-centered practice.

Short-Handed: Workforce Projections Predict Profession Shortages

Jun 1, 2025/Feature

A new APTA report outlines forecasts of a supply shortage of physical therapists through 2037.

Defining Moment | Kindness Spreads Kindness

Jun 1, 2025/Column

An unexpected reunion between a PT and a patient 59 years later reveals the enduring power of human connection in healing.

A Snapshot of APTA CSM 2025

May 1, 2025/Feature

APTA CSM in Houston has come and gone, but if you were there, chances are you won’t be forgetting the event any time soon.

Dealing With Debt

Apr 1, 2025/Feature

How students and early-career PTs and PTAs can manage student loans.

Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine and PTs

Oct 1, 2024/Feature

How physical therapists and physical therapist assistants can incorporate lifestyle medicine tenets into patient care for improved outcomes.

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Pathomechanics of Stance Clinical Concepts for Analysis

Nov 30, 1984/Special Issue: Biomechanics

This paper presents some basic biomechanical considerations that can form a basis

Biomechanics in Clinical Practice

Nov 30, 1984/Special Issue: Biomechanics

Evidence from dynamic biomechanical analyses of physical activities has greatly

Developmental Biomechanics Effect of Forces on the Growth, Development, and Maintenance of the Human Body

Nov 30, 1984/Special Issue: Biomechanics

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of growth principles that are

Glossary of Biomechanical Terms, Concepts, and Units

Nov 30, 1984/Special Issue: Biomechanics

In the last decade, physical therapists have recognized that the field of biomechanics

Rising from a Chair Influence of Age and Chair Design

Dec 31, 1984/Research

We studied the effect of age on the act of rising from a standard armchair in a

Assessment of Resident Physicians' Knowledge of Physical Therapy

Dec 31, 1984/Research

Half of all US medical schools offer courses in rehabilitation medicine; however,

Function and Pathomechanics of the Sacroiliac Joint A Review

Dec 31, 1984/Practice

The purpose of this article is to describe the biomechanics and function of the

Positioning Technique for Abdominal Strengthening Suggestion from the Field

Dec 31, 1984/Practice

The purpose of this article is to describe a positioning technique that allows

Obstetrics in the Physical Therapy Curriculum

Dec 31, 1984/Education

We report the status of obstetric education in physical therapy curricula. A questionnaire

Basic Requirements for Initiating an Interdisciplinary Process

Oct 31, 1984/Practice

The basic requirements for starting an interdisciplinary process are common value