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Why I Value My APTA Membership

Aug 7, 2017/News

Nine students share why they find APTA membership valuable.

Jealousy, a Well-Known But Unspoken Part of Physical Therapy School

Jul 24, 2017/Perspective

Comparing grades, clinical experiences, and overall knowledge is not how we're going to be the best student or best clinician.

Becoming a Physical Therapist

Physical therapists are licensed doctors who work with multiple patient populations impacted by disease, injury, and movement dysfunction. Are you ready to be a physical therapist?

Peer Review

Nov 5, 2019/Article

Peer review is a system by which peers with similar areas of expertise and licensure assess the care of a provider, using accepted practice standards and guidelines.

Study: PTs and PTAs Report Higher Levels of Work Engagement Than Norm

Dec 18, 2023/Review

A survey of 975 PTs and PTAs in Texas reveals potential insights into productivity requirements and other factors tied to work engagement.

Student Focus | A Career in Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management

Jul 1, 2025/Column

Annabelle Hu, SPT, interviews Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, president of APTA Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management.

Taking Precautions for Mobility and Exercise as Potential Aerosol-Generating Procedures

Jun 22, 2020/Article

Mobilization, exercise, and ambulation are potential aerosol-generating procedures, and PTs and PTAs should have access to appropriate protection.

Seven Hot Issues Getting Attention in State Legislatures

Feb 23, 2021/Roundup

The fight to improve direct access continues, use of the licensure compact grows, and telehealth is being discussed just about everywhere.

Message From President Dunn on Racism and Systemic Inequality in America

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.

It's Fee Schedule Comment Time. Here's Why Your Story Matters to CMS

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.