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Sep 14, 2022/News
A bipartisan bill would provide money to offset anticipated 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment cuts.
Sep 25, 2019/Review
Patients decreased their odds of early opioid use by between 85% and 91%, and lowered their odds of long-term opioid use by 73% to 78%.
May 16, 2017/News
Highlighting recent, mostly local media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members.
Sep 22, 2019/Article
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, emergency departments treat 3 million older adults for falls each year. More than 800,000 patients are hospitalized after a fall, approximately 20% of falls result in serious injuries, and falls are the second leading cause of accidental or
Mar 1, 2017/Feature
Find out about wireless brain-spinal interfaces, “soft robot” applications in rehabilitation, virtual reality systems for intermanual transfer, diagnosing concussions using hearing, stem cells to repair meniscal tears, and more.
Sep 11, 2017/Article
We talked about physical therapists role in the world of strength and conditioning with Zach Long, PT, DPT.
Aug 19, 2025/Position Paper
APTA strongly supports this act aimed at expanding and increasing access to falls screening and prevention in order to reduce the use of opioids that often occur as a result of a fall.
The Physical Therapy Fund (PT Fund) was established in 1993. It includes the Minority Scholarship Fund and the Dimensions of Diversity Fund.
Sep 20, 2019/News
Pain is complicated, and effectively addressing it requires open communication and a true partnership between providers and patients. Sarah Wenger, PT, DPT, believes that physical therapy can support just that type of relationship, and she took that message to TV and radio stations across the United
Mar 26, 2021/News
The compromise bill is likely to make it into law, but a lag in enactment could cause some logistical challenges.