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Now Available: APTA Practice Advisory on Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

Aug 18, 2025/News

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy, or ESWT, is emerging as a noninvasive treatment option in physical therapy. ESWT utilizes sound waves to relieve pain and aid healing. It's important for physical therapists to understand the different forms of ESWT, such as focused and radial shockwave therapies, as

My Nontraditional Journey in Pursuing This Incredible Career

Jul 9, 2019/Perspective

I divorced my career as a TV broadcaster and decided to pursue a career in physical therapy.

APTA to CMS: It’s Time to Reduce Admin Burden and Simplify the Delivery of Care

Jun 16, 2025/Article

The association has taken the lead on advocating for regulatory reforms and deregulation to improve the delivery of physical therapy.

APTA Sheds Light on Upcoming MIPS, Registry Deadlines

Apr 23, 2019/News

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is now a professional reality for many physical therapists—as are upcoming deadlines for reporting MIPS data and potentially switching reporting methods. Do you know what you need to do, and when you need to do it? APTA can help. Now available from APTA:

President's Statement on Supreme Court Decision: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

Jun 27, 2022/Statement

Pelvic health decisions should be made between patients and their medical providers.

Information for Media

APTA's public relations staff respond to media requests and connect reporters with APTA staff and physical therapy spokespersons, as appropriate.

APTA-Backed Legislation Improves Veterans' Access to Falls Prevention Services

Jul 22, 2024/News

The bipartisan bill would establish an Office of Falls Prevention within the Veterans Health Administration.

From PT in Motion Magazine: The Role of PTs and PTAs in Healthy Aging

Feb 20, 2017/News

The issue explores the reasons PTs and PTAs are the ideal health care providers to help the public understand how the aging process works.

Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) for Vestibular Disorders

May 14, 2013/Test & Measure

Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) for Vestibular Disorders

CSM Preview: Genomics and Precision Physical Therapy With Richard K. Shields and Eric D. Green

Nov 13, 2018/Interview

A discussion about physical therapy and the genomic era.