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Viewpoints: February 2024

Feb 1, 2024/Column

Recognizing PTs in Public Office

Nation's Capital Hosts Combined Sections Meeting

Apr 1, 2019/Feature

The largest physical therapy conference in the country took over the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the nation's capital city of Washington, DC, in January. The APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) brought together more than 16,000 attendees-most of them physical therapists (PTs), physical

APTA Invited to Inform Key Congressional Caucus on Medicare Payment Reform

Jan 21, 2026/News

In response to an invitation to submit comments to the Congressional Doctors Caucus, APTA submitted extensive comments outlining the current payment challenges faced by physical therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. APTA’s recommendations included: Reforming the Merit-Based Incentive

Don't Ignore Your Money: Financial Planning Tips for Life

Apr 11, 2023/Perspective

It's never too early to establish your strategies for budgeting, investing, and more.

Cancer Rehabilitation Month Champions Healing Beyond Treatment

Jun 2, 2025/Perspective

Members of APTA Oncology share information and resources about Cancer Rehabilitation Month, a new public awareness campaign.

Congressional Advocacy by the Numbers: Together, We Are Driving Payment Progress

Feb 10, 2026/News

APTA members helped drive a wave of federal advocacy wins in 2025, including the reversal of years of stagnant Medicare payment. The numbers tell the story: growing bipartisan backing, expanded legislative momentum, and a unified profession pushing payment reform forward. Focused on advancing fair payment,

Storm Clouds on the Horizon: Academic Growth in Physical Therapist Education

Oct 7, 2022/Podcast

Recent reports of labor statistics and workforce data show big growth in the physical therapy profession, and there has been an explosion of physical therapist professional education programs.

Physical Therapist Median Income

May 1, 2018/Resource

Salary data for PTs by geographic region, employment setting, years of experience, highest earned academic degree, and sex.

Health Coaching and Physical Therapy

Jul 1, 2025/Feature

Discover how physical therapists are using health coaching strategies to help patients stick with the plan — and make it their own.

Catherine Worthingham Fellow Phil Tygiel Dies at 77

Oct 7, 2024/Article

The clinician and advocate fought for direct access in Arizona.