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APTA Statement on Medicare Cuts

Dec 20, 2022/Statement

The following statement was released today by American Physical Therapy Association President Roger Herr, PT, MPA.

PTJ Author Interview With Amit Kumar: Value-Based Programs and Initiating Home Health Care After Joint Replacement

Nov 28, 2023/Podcast

Can a shift in payment models impact the quality of care?

The First Global Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Guidelines for People Living With Disability

Jan 3, 2021/CPG

This guideline presents 10 areas for advancing inclusive practice in physical activity and sedentary behavior for people living with disability.

Neck Flexor Muscle Endurance Test

May 31, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures, in supine, the ability to lift the head and neck against gravity for an extended period.

2020 APTA House of Delegates Recap

Jun 10, 2020/News

The 2020 APTA House of Delegates made important decisions — and demonstrated its adaptability.

Behind the Numbers: Keeping the Patient at the Center of Pain Management

Feb 25, 2018/Article

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that over 115 people die from opioid overdose every day in the United States. In 2016 alone, 11.5 million people misused prescription opioids. According to a Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation survey: 34% of respondents who had taken

APTA Top Advocacy Priorities Established for 2025-26

Feb 4, 2025/News

Our public policy priorities are aimed at increasing payment, decreasing administrative burden, and improving the value of patient care.

“Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo. Keep going.”

Dec 18, 2017/Perspective

I might have just reconsidered physical therapy school altogether, but my program's faculty encouraged me to give it another chance.

Physical Therapy for People With Autism

Jul 1, 2018/Feature

PTs explain why their role-nonexistent not so long ago- is vitally important today.

Falls: Assessment and Prevention in Older People and in People 50 and Over at Higher Risk [NG249]

Apr 29, 2025/CPG

This updated clinical guideline offers evidence-based advice on preventing falls in people 65 or older as well as recommendations about preventing falls in inpatients aged 50-64 who are at high risk of falls. [Formerly NICE CG161.]