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Defining Moment: Opening a New Door

Dec 1, 2023/Column

Taking a teaching job on a lark proved to be the perfect fit for this physical therapist.

Study: Number of Pills Prescribed Is a Stronger Predictor of Opioid Consumption Than Pain Severity Postsurgery

Nov 16, 2018/Review

Authors of a new study conducted patient surveys that revealed postsurgical opioid consumption rose by an additional 5 pills for every 10 prescribed.

Overturn of Chevron Deference Standard: The Impact on Health Care

Jul 15, 2024/News

The June 2024 legal decision will shake up the health care regulatory landscape. APTA will share new information on the impact as it becomes available.

APTA in 2020, Part 5: More Highlights From a Difficult Year

From increased member engagement to advocacy wins, reasons to celebrate.

Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI)

Jan 6, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures symptoms on three subscales.

Fee Schedule Advocacy, Part II: Get Ready, Congress

Sep 24, 2021/News

On the heels of APTA's successful grassroots effort aimed at CMS, we're focusing attention on Capitol Hill.

The ADA Turns 30 This Year. That's a Big Deal for PTs, PTAs — and Me

Jul 24, 2020/Perspective

The ADA facilitated vast improvements in the ability of the physical therapy profession to improve the health of patients.

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, May 2020

May 13, 2020/News

Highlighting recent, mostly local media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members.

U.S. Reps Urge House Leadership to Stop Proposed 2021 Payment Cuts

May 29, 2020/News

A letter from 46 U.S. representatives calls the cuts "reckless."

APTA Report on PT, PTA Student Debt Delivers Stark Assessment

Jun 1, 2020/News

The new report says that education debt limits life choices of PTs and PTAs, and describes potential costs as a "deterrent to promising students." But there may be ways to ease the burdens.