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Researcher Spotlight

Oct 1, 2024/Column

Exploring how physical therapy can improve post-surgical function for individuals with ventral hernia disease.

Researcher Spotlight

Dec 1, 2024/Article

Jim Gordon, PT, EdD, FAPTA, takes stock of his research journey and the challenges that remain.

PTAs Harness the Power of Lifelong Relationships

Sep 1, 2022/Feature

More than two decades ago, a group of physical therapist assistants helped guide a big change at APTA. In the process they did something even more important — they became lifelong colleagues and friends as the "Barefoot Gang."

Health and the Environment: The Role of PTs and PTAs

Aug 1, 2024/Feature

Why the physical therapy profession should pay attention to the climate's impact on human health.

Understanding Long COVID From a PT Perspective

Dec 1, 2022/Feature

Physical therapists are ideally suited to help people who are experiencing lingering effects of COVID-19.

Addressing Health Disparities in Physical Therapist Care

Aug 1, 2024/Feature

Special issues of PTJ will spotlight health disparities and the profession's responsibility to identify and ameliorate them.

Using Behavioral Economics to Improve Patient Adherence

Dec 1, 2022/Feature

Knowing why patients make the decisions they do can be key to achieving better outcomes.

A Call to Reflective Action: Our Responsibility to Society and the Profession

Nov 1, 2022/Feature

The APTA Ethics and Judicial Committee offers strategies for strengthening the ethical foundations and resources that guide our profession.

Ethics in Practice: The Impact of Moral Injury on Patients and Colleagues

Feb 1, 2023/Column

With clinician burnout, there are ethical consequences on patients and colleagues.

Precision Care and Big Data Are Key to Keeping Up, Maley Lecturer Says

Nov 1, 2022/Feature

Sue Whitney repeatedly challenged the profession to "think bigger" — including around the importance of collecting data.

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Effect of Neck Exercise on Sitting Posture in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

Mar 31, 2007/Research Reports

<bold>Background and Purpose</bold>

Poor sitting posture has

Effectiveness of Two Forms of Feedback on Training of a Joint Mobilization Skill by Using a Joint Translation Simulator

Mar 31, 2007/Research Reports

<bold>Background and Purpose</bold>

Joint mobilization is a

Patterns of Lumbar Region Movement During Trunk Lateral Bending in 2 Subgroups of People With Low Back Pain

Mar 31, 2007/Research Reports

<bold>Background and Purpose</bold>

The movement system impairment

Rehabilitation of an Elite Gymnast With a Type II Manubriosternal Dislocation

Mar 31, 2007/Case Reports

<bold>Background and Purpose</bold>

This case report describes

Author Response

Mar 31, 2007/Letters

Disability and Our Identity

Apr 30, 1994/Editor's Notes

Disability Following Hip Fracture

Apr 30, 1994/Special Issue: Physical Disability

Risks for hip fractures are greater for women than for men and increase with age.