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Feb 1, 2006/Resource
The Realm-Individual Process-Situation model of ethical decision-making — often called the RIPS model — was developed to address the various influences on the clinician's decisions.
APTA is committed to gathering information and resources about COVID-19 and Long COVID to help clinicians provide optimal care.
Jan 24, 2023/Podcast
Spinal muscular atrophy resources need knowledge translation.
Feb 28, 2022/CPG
This CPG includes sports-related overloading and overstretching injuries to myofascial or musculotendinous structures in any combination of the 3 hamstring muscles (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris).
Sep 1, 2026/News
Years of APTA advocacy helped shape proposed changes that could improve Medicare payment, but member input is needed to finalize the change.
Sep 15, 2025/Article
Through advancing evidence-based care, community education about the importance of prevention, and coordinated advocacy around federal legislation, PTs, PTAs, and students are leading the charge to reduce falls across the nation. Join us over the next two weeks as we concentrate our communications efforts
Jul 18, 2023/Report
This landmark report provides our best view of the current profession. It uses data from APTA's 2021-22 practice profile survey to illustrate the influences of geographic location, practice setting and clinical focus, years of experience, sex/gender, race/ethnicity, and advanced practice on wages earned
Feb 1, 2026/Column
How creative clinical reasoning and an interdisciplinary care model led to complete healing of a chronic pressure ulcer in long-term care.
Jul 22, 2019/Podcast
Despite the high prevalence of patients either diagnosed with or at risk for CVD, few physical therapists consistently included BP and HR on the initial examination. The results of this survey suggest that efforts to improve understanding of the importance of screening and modifications of clinic policy
Jun 1, 2020/Feature
How can PTs apply change theory and change behavior to patients and clients to help improve outcomes?
