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APTA Unveils Key Workforce and Income Trends in Physical Therapy

Dec 10, 2025/Article

Collecting and sharing workforce data is essential for enabling APTA members to make informed decisions about their careers and practices. By understanding demographic, workforce, and income trends, as well as challenges faced across practice settings, APTA provides the profession with actionable insights

Take Your Vacation — You Earned It! Six Ways to Improve Your Work-Life Balance

Nov 16, 2021/Perspective

Easing the stress of the demands on our profession.

Using a Socio-Ecological Model Can Identify Barriers to Physical Activity

Nov 23, 2021/Perspective

There is growing evidence that additional critical complexities surround physical activity engagement.

Bill Extending Temporary 2% Payment Increase Passes House; Senate Bill Ready

Mar 23, 2021/News

In 2020, Congress temporarily boosted Medicare payment as part of pandemic relief. Legislators need to act now to extend the help.

Self-Insured Health Plans and Physical Therapist Services

Jul 1, 2021/Column

Should you tap the market? Some points to consider.

Survey: PTs, Ortho Surgeons Have Different Takes on Rehab After LE Fracture

Jun 7, 2022/Review

The providers agree on a range of issues, but PTs make pain a higher priority when thinking about visit frequency.

Uncompensated Care: An Ongoing Challenge

Oct 1, 2021/Column

This APTA Magazine article recaps results from an APTA member survey that explored the amount of time PTs spend engaging in coordination-of-care activities without receiving payment.

Harris Hip Score (HHS)

Jun 14, 2017/Test & Measure

This instrument has 10 items in three sections describing pain, function, range of motion, and deformity.

APTA Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021 (CPG+)

Oct 31, 2021/CPG

Update to the 2012 Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy,CPG for low back pain (LBP). The overall objective of this update was to provide recommendations on interventions delivered by physical therapists or studied in care settings that included physical therapy providers.

Survey: Many PTs Encounter Barriers to Finding, Implementing Evidence

May 1, 2023/Review

The survey was conducted in Brazil — could the same be true in the U.S.? APTA member resources can help eliminate EBP obstacles.