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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.
Physical therapists are licensed doctors who work with multiple patient populations impacted by disease, injury, and movement dysfunction. Read more.
Mar 24, 2021/Roundup
Vaccine practice advisory, outcomes for MS patients, long COVID-19 news, 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.
Apr 28, 2021/Perspective
How do we address the "disconnect" between the academy and the clinical environment?
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.
Nov 28, 2023/Review
Researchers say that videos fed into a “pose estimation” algorithm produced gait data comparable to results from motion capture technology.
Jan 15, 2015/Test & Measure
Target population: Children with neuromuscular disease, including cerebral palsy (CP).
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.
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