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Dec 1, 2024/Column
APTA interviews Philip Goldsmith, PT, MSPT, EMT, DScPT, president of APTA Home Health.
Aug 1, 2025/Column
Thailey Leak, SPT, interviews Chris Wilson, PT, DPT, DScPT, president of APTA Oncology, about what it takes to succeed in this rewarding specialty.
Jul 11, 2018/Perspective
Patient-centered care is the hallmark of physical therapist practice. Individualized patient and client assessment helps us tailor treatment to support effective self-management and optimal independence. PTs and physical therapist assistants often underestimate the powerful impact of our patient relationships;
May 7, 2018/Article
Policymakers make decisions every day that impact the physical therapy profession—everything from state scope of practice and licensure issues, to payment under Medicare, to the regulations practitioners must adhere to. They need to understand and appreciate what physical therapists do so that they don't
Jun 30, 2017/News
PTs and PTAs are likely familiar with the health burden of noncommunicable diseases, and many will even say that the physical therapy profession has a role in addressing that burden, buy saying that they have a role is not the same as living out that role.
Oct 9, 2019/News
APTA is working to debunk myths surrounding the PDPM payment system.
Apr 30, 2019/Article
The following summarizes the documentation requirements required under Medicare Part B.
May 31, 2020/Statement
There is nothing healthy about racism. It's a disease of the heart and mind that has infected not just people but customs, systems, and laws.
May 27, 2020/News
Results of a nationwide APTA survey show how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the profession.
Aug 21, 2023/Perspective
Federal agencies have changed how they think about the comments they receive. It's in the profession’s best interest to respond to those changes.