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2024 Annual Report

Apr 14, 2025/Annual Report

APTA is committed to building a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society. Through this mission, our work in 2024 remained focused on what matters most to our members. Our unwavering advocacy led to historic wins, and the resources we created helped members

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.

Appropriate Use of Designations

Apr 27, 2020/Open Access

House position: APTA's 2016 House of Delegates amended the position HOD P06-19-51-57 to limit the use of abbreviated designations after a physical therapist's or physical therapist assistant's name.

Contact a PT Student

Making a career choice is a big decision, and you probably have questions.

Congressional Sign-on Letter on Proposed Medicare Cuts

Aug 11, 2020/Comment Letters

93 bipartisan members of Congress have signed a letter saying these Medicare cuts will be "devastating for providers and will ultimately result in decreased access to care for patients."

Contact a PTA Student

Making a career choice is a big decision, and you probably have questions.

Host a National Advocacy Dinner

Apr 6, 2023/Video

Learn about APTA advocacy, the importance of getting involved, and how you can advocate for the physical therapy profession.

Translating Research Into Evidence-Based Clinical Practice

Oct 1, 2023/Feature

Why and how PTs should update their interventions when research shows it will improve treatment methods and benefit patients.

Ethics In Practice: Ethics Under Pressure

Nov 1, 2023/Column

Insights from real-life stories of moral distress in physical therapy.

Study: Early Physical Therapy for Spinal Stenosis Lowers Later Utilization

Oct 8, 2021/Review

Only 2% of Medicare beneficiaries receive early physical therapy for LSS, but when they do, it lowers risk of surgery, opioids, and more.