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Jan 10, 2014/Clinical Summary
PTs provide a wide range of rehabilitation services and play a key role in educating and training patients, caregivers, and families in strategies to improve quality of life and prevent medical complications.
Oct 9, 2024/Test & Measure
The Hip Outcome Score (HOS) assesses self-reported functional status of those with musculoskeletal hip disorders.
Dec 30, 2022/Roundup
APTA podcasts helped you stay healthy, inform your practice, and gain insight into payment and regulatory issues.
Feb 25, 2026/News
This week, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, through which most legislation affecting Medicare and Medicaid passes, held a hearing titled "Advancing the Next Generation of America's Healthcare Workforce." As part of this effort, APTA submitted an official statement for the record to the
Jun 24, 2026/Article
Interest in physical therapy careers remains strong, with the number of applicants to Doctor of Physical Therapy programs reaching a record high in the 2025–26 cycle. Data from APTA's Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service, or PTCAS, shows that 19,236 unique applicants completed the application
Apr 1, 2022/CPG
Updated guidelines on how to optimize rehabilitation outcomes for persons with peripheral vestibular hypofunction undergoing vestibular rehabilitation.
APTA supports physical therapist efforts to lead employer-based health promotion and population health initiatives that improve outcomes for individuals and communities.
Medicare does indeed cover services to maintain or manage a beneficiary's current condition when no functional improvement is possible if the services are medically necessary and meet the skilled care requirements.
Apr 21, 2021/Roundup
New developments in pediatric COVID-19, physical inactivity and severe symptoms, and more.
Jun 10, 2021/Perspective
This PT encourages others in the profession to expand the bounds of what PTs can be.
