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Believe the APTA Hype

Apr 14, 2019/Perspective

My APTA experience has lived up to the hype!

Student Focus: APTA Private Practice

Oct 1, 2024/Column

Lauryn Goff, SPT, interviews Mike Horsfield, PT, MBA, president of APTA Private Practice.

APTA Advocacy Leads to Direct Access for Millions Covered by Aetna

Jun 17, 2025/Article

The Big Picture of Aetna’s Policy Change In response to ongoing advocacy efforts by APTA, Aetna has updated its physical therapy policy to provide unrestricted direct access to physical therapist services. Effective June 17, Aetna will no longer require a referral or signed plan of care for physical

How to Implement New Technologies, Products, or Processes

Feb 1, 2025/Feature

Introducing new ways of doing things in the clinic can be a little easier when you have a plan.

APTA Reports Reveal Workforce Trends

Feb 1, 2024/Feature

Three recent reports give APTA and its members data on the demographics, salaries, and vacancies in the profession. Here's how it impacts you.

How PTs Are Transforming the Workplace With Ergonomics

Jun 1, 2015/Feature

PTs who focus on ergonomics can find themselves in unusual situations-analyzing zoo workers preparing a lion's lunch, for example. But all PTs can use ergonomic principles to help prevent injuries.

Viewpoints

Mar 1, 2018/Magazine

PTs Must Demonstrate Their Value

Medal-Worthy Physical Therapy: PTs at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics

Aug 27, 2024/Podcast

Meet two PTs supporting athletes at the Summer Games.

Laycock Pelvic Floor Manual Muscle Test Scale

Aug 23, 2017/Test & Measure

A 6 point Oxford scale (0=no contraction, 1=flicker, 2=weak, 3=moderate, 4=good (with lift), and 5=strong) used during internal examination to measure pelvic floor muscle strength in women. (4)

When Clinical Expectations Meet Reality

Apr 23, 2018/Perspective

During my clinicals I learned lessons that changed me personally and professionally.