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About PT and PTA Licensure

Licensure is required in order to practice as a PT or work as a PTA in the United States. Licensure is managed by individual state regulatory boards.

Becoming a Physical Therapist

Physical therapists are licensed doctors who work with multiple patient populations impacted by disease, injury, and movement dysfunction. Read more.

Coronavirus Update: March 24

Mar 24, 2021/Roundup

Vaccine practice advisory, outcomes for MS patients, long COVID-19 news, and more.

State Legislative Advocacy: ND Imaging Win, Compact Growth, and More

Apr 16, 2021/Roundup

Many state legislatures are still in session, but positive changes are already in the works. Here's a progress report.

Moving Toward Understanding Closing the Gap Between Educators in Physical Therapy Education

Apr 28, 2021/Perspective

How do we address the "disconnect" between the academy and the clinical environment?

The PTA Differential Just Doesn't Add Up — Especially for Patients

Jul 30, 2021/Perspective

he fact is, the work of our PTAs is crucial to many practices' ability to weather the mounting challenges we face.

From PTJ: A Cheaper Alternative to Expensive Tech for Gait Analysis Poststroke?

Nov 28, 2023/Review

Researchers say that videos fed into a “pose estimation” algorithm produced gait data comparable to results from motion capture technology.

10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT) for Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Jan 15, 2015/Test & Measure

Target population: Children with neuromuscular disease, including cerebral palsy (CP).

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: Screening

Nov 10, 2020/CPG

This guideline provides recommendations on screening for high blood pressure in children and adolescents who do not have symptoms of hypertension.

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Adult Weight Management Guideline (2021-2022)

Mar 1, 2023/CPG

This guideline, from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, is meant to inform clinical decisions for RDNs or international equivalents to provide MNT interventions for adults (≥18 years of age) with overweight or obesity (BMI ≥25 kg/m2 or as defined for specific adult populations), including those