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Yes, We Can: How a Millennial Mindset Can Help PTs Improve the Health of Society

May 14, 2018/Perspective

We need to see the need, address it with creativity, and attack challenges without fear of failure.

“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.

Becoming a Physical Therapist

Physical therapists are licensed doctors who work with multiple patient populations impacted by disease, injury, and movement dysfunction. Are you ready to be a physical therapist?

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

Chronic Fatigue and Postexertional Malaise in People Living With Long COVID

Jun 1, 2022/Podcast

PTs working with people with long COVID should measure and validate the patient’s experience.

Study: CMS Should Pay Closer Attention to Chronic Wounds

Oct 16, 2017/News

In its push toward outcomes-based models, CMS needs to take a closer look at wound care, say authors of a new study that estimates nearly 15% of all Medicare beneficiaries experience chronic nonhealing wounds at an annual cost of nearly $32 billion.

Veterans RAND 12 Item Health Survey (VR-12)

May 16, 2019/Test & Measure

The questionnaire is comprised of 12 items that relate to eight physical and mental health domains.

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

Jul 25, 2022/Test & Measure

Perceived Stress Scale

Viewpoints: November 2022

Nov 1, 2022/Column

View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and opinion pieces from APTA's blog.

Quality Payment Program: What Physical Therapists Need to Know in 2026

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