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Jul 24, 2020/Podcast
Jason Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD, lays out key challenges facing the physical therapy profession, key research priorities, and key opportunities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 6, 2019/News
There's a place for virtual reality treadmills, robotic exoskeletons, and motion-capture sensors—just not in Eva Norman's car trunk. Eva Norman, PT, DPT, president of a mobile wellness practice in Minnesota, is one of the physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapy device industry professionals who
Oct 1, 2024/Feature
How physical therapists and physical therapist assistants can incorporate lifestyle medicine tenets into patient care for improved outcomes.
Awards
This award acknowledges and honors physical therapists and physical therapist assistants whose contributions to the association at both the national and component levels, like those of Lucy Blair, have been of exceptional value and impact.
Medicare permits general supervision of physical therapist assistants by physical therapists in all settings — except for outpatient private practice under Part B, which requires direct supervision.
Mar 1, 2021/Column
Understand your professional, legal, and personal scopes of practice.
Dec 22, 2025/Article
In this review: If you see Medicare patients, changes to the Quality Payment Program in 2026 may have an impact on your practice. Review APTA's resources on the QPP to figure out if you are an eligible provider or practice. If you already participate in QPP, read more to find out what changes are coming
Jul 1, 2016/Feature
The distinction between insurers and hospital systems is fading. What does this mean for physical therapists?
Jun 1, 2025/Feature
A new APTA report outlines forecasts of a supply shortage of physical therapists through 2037.
Nov 27, 2024/Report
APTA sought current insights about PCPs' perceptions of PTs and physical therapist services.