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Researcher Spotlight

Jul 1, 2024/Column

Sara Gombatto, PT, MSPT, PhD, aims to improve outcomes for Hispanic and Latino patients.

The Profession Responds to a National Health Emergency

Jul 1, 2020/Feature

Compiled by APTA staff from member submissions

AI as an 'Intelligent Assistant'

May 1, 2025/Feature

Artificial intelligence tools can be used to save time and improve care in the clinic, the classroom, and the lab.

Physical Therapists in Unusual Settings

May 1, 2025/Feature

See how five clinicians use their expertise in uncommon areas.

Ethics in Practice | Ethical Double Agents in the Business of Health Care

May 1, 2025/Column

How business practices in health care made us ethical double agents — and what ethicists recommend to navigate priorities.

56th McMillan Lecture: What Is at the Heart of Movement?

May 1, 2025/Feature

Terry Nordstrom, PT, EdD, FAPTA, called on the profession to reduce the impact of health disparities.

Student Focus | A Career in Pelvic Health

May 1, 2025/Column

Learn more about pelvic health physical therapy, with Conner Murphy, SPT, interviewing Darla Cathcart, PT, DPT, PhD, president of APTA Pelvic Health.

Defining Moment | An Ounce of Prevention

Sep 1, 2025/Column

One PT’s longtime passion for helping older adults and preventive health combined into a promising career in falls prevention.

Success Story | Building Intergenerational Relationships With Older Adults

May 1, 2025/Success Story

A program with a local retirement community helps the next generation of PTs and PTAs to better care for and relate to older adults.

APTA President’s Note | Innovation in Action

Sep 1, 2025/Article

In this month’s column, APTA President Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD, explores how innovation drives progress — and PTs and PTAs are leading the way.

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Comparison of Leg Movements in Preterm Infants at Term with Healthy Full-term Infants

Oct 31, 1988/Research

This study describes the differences and similarities in movement of low-risk preterm

Selected Problems in the Use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Pain Control—An Appraisal with Proposed Solutions A Special Communication

Oct 31, 1988/Practice

The purposes of this communication are 1) to call attention to several problematic

Obstetrical Physical Therapy Review of the Literature

Oct 31, 1988/Practice

The purpose of this article is to review the literature regarding physical therapy

Diagnosis by the Physical Therapist—A Prerequisite for Treatment A Special Communication

Oct 31, 1988/Practice

A critical step for the future of the profession of physical therapy is the development

Direct Access: The Need for an Educational Component

Aug 31, 1988/Editor's Notes

The recent success of legislative activity by APTA chapters has provided to the

Age Differences in Movement Patterns Used by Children to Rise from a Supine Position to Erect Stance

Aug 31, 1988/Research

From the time upright locomotor ability is acquired until the end of the human

Changes in Innominate Tilt After Manipulation of the Sacroiliac Joint in Patients with Low Back Pain An Experimental Study

Aug 31, 1988/Research

The purposes of this study were to 1) propose a method to detect sacroiliac joint

Functional Ambulation Velocity and Distance Requirements in Rural and Urban Communities A Clinical Report

Aug 31, 1988/Practice

The purposes of this clinical report are 1) to document the distances and velocities

Some Cautionary Comments on the Use of Retrospective Designs to Evaluate Treatment Efficacy

Aug 31, 1988/Practice

This article contrasts the true experimental approach with nonexperimental alternatives,

Biofeedback to Facilitate Unassisted Ventilation in Individuals with High-level Quadriplegia A Case Report

Aug 31, 1988/Practice

The purpose of this case report is to discuss the effectiveness of electromyographic