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May 7, 2020/Perspective
My first integrated clinical experience was in a public school system. Now, I have the chance to explore a whole new setting: outpatient.
Jul 1, 2025/Column
Annabelle Hu, SPT, interviews Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, president of APTA Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management.
Licensure is required in order to practice as a PT or work as a PTA in the United States. Licensure is managed by individual state regulatory boards.
Jul 14, 2019/Perspective
I didn't realize is how difficult my early-career transition would be..
Jul 7, 2020/Perspective
Would I be able to keep my doors open? Keep paying my staff? How is this going to change my practice for the long haul?
Sep 28, 2021/Perspective
"We accept a responsibility to transform society when we join the profession."
Aug 1, 2021/CPG
This guideline developed by the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association provides recommendations for effective physical therapy evaluation, treatment, and management of individuals experiencing limitations in the ability to participate in work following injury
Jan 29, 2020/Perspective
I concluded that if I wasn’t able to take care of myself, how could I care for someone sicker than me?
Apr 3, 2017/Perspective
It's a really interesting transition from student to clinician.
Apr 10, 2017/News
Physical therapist assistants (PTAs) have a critical role to play—both in health care and in APTA. That's why the association is reaching out to all PTAs to show how APTA membership can improve their patient care, enhance their careers, and bring them closer to their professional peers. Coming Wednesday,