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Self-Care for PTs: What Are Some Helpful Tips To Manage Stress?

Learn simple things you can do at work, either while treating or between patients, to better manage your stress. This article also outlines universal strategies to handle stress in healthier, more productive ways.

Is Residency Training for Me?

Aug 18, 2019/Perspective

Evidence-based practice and training in the scientific principles underlying practice applications are at the core of residency training.

APTA Partners With VA to Raise Vets' Awareness of Physical Therapy, Create Practice Opportunities for PTs and PTAs

Jan 2, 2019/News

The link between the physical therapy profession and services to military veterans has always been strong, but recently the relationship received a boost in the form of an official partnership between APTA and US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to promote and enhance the health of the nation's veterans.

Twelve Months of Health Care Awareness

May 1, 2020/Feature

Beyond National Physical Therapy Month in October, how many months, weeks, and days do you know that have been designated to highlight conditions that PTs and PTAs manage? There probably are more than you think!

Component DEI Committees Reap Benefits

Jun 1, 2022/Feature

APTA's chapters, sections, and academies are responding to the association's encouragement to create DEI committees. Here are three examples.

The State of the Profession: Two APTA Profile Reports Set the Scene

Jul 18, 2023/News

Data analysis also demonstrates that APTA membership is a good reflection of the profession overall.

Study: Direct Access to Physical Therapy Safe, Effective, and Cheaper Than Referral-Based Care

Nov 9, 2017/Review

Patients via direct access had significantly lower medical costs—an average of $1,543 less per patient.

New Draft CPG on Locomotor Function Seeking Comments: Deadline December 21

Dec 11, 2018/News

If you have insight, or simply an interest, in best practice for improving locomotor function after chronic stroke, incomplete spinal cord injury, or brain injury, the clinical practice guideline (CPG) team overseeing a new CPG on that topic wants to hear from you. A draft of the CPG is available for

Philia. Pragma.

Aug 12, 2019/Perspective

I knew this opportunity was bigger than our anatomy exam.

Problems With Humana Claims? Let APTA Know

Sep 26, 2017/News

PTs in several states are reporting claims difficulties with Humana's commercial and Medicare Advantage insurance plans.