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Feb 1, 2018/Article
Serving children in a fun environment.
Dec 1, 2017/Column
Can a PT simply drop the title, without consequences?
Jan 30, 2019/Review
A picture of the value of early physical therapy for LBP is emerging—and the results are encouraging.
Sep 1, 2025/Advocacy Update
We sat down with an APTA health policy specialist to look inside the efforts that led to Aetna’s groundbreaking direct access policy change.
Feb 3, 2023/News
The association will collaborate with agencies, universities, and health care organizations in the Total Worker Health® initiative.
Sep 19, 2025/News
The advisory outlines documentation responsibilities and legal and regulatory considerations for this emerging technology.
May 7, 2019/News
Turns out 1969 wasn't all Woodstock and moonwalks: the year was also an important date for what has become a crucial part of the physical therapy profession—the physical therapist assistant (PTA). This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first graduates of PTA education programs. To honor that milestone,
Dec 2, 2025/Article
Adele DiGiovanna, PT, passed away on Oct. 29, 2025, at the age of 86. She was a lifelong member of APTA, serving as a director on the APTA Board of Directors and as president of APTA Minnesota. Her commitment to bettering both APTA and the profession left an indelible mark on the physical therapy
The ongoing opioid crisis in the U.S. reflects the unintended consequences of an effort to control pain by masking it. We're paying a terrible price.
Aug 27, 2018/Review
Assessments followed by nterventions that address patient-specific risk areas could result in a "striking" reduction in falls.