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APTA Podcasts — 306 episodes
Finding Your Niche: Danny Matta on How to Build a Career Centered on Ownership
The World Cup Influence: Physical Therapy for Soccer Players of All Levels
PTJ Author Interview: Value of Integrating Primary Care Physical Therapy
From the Classroom to the Statehouse: DPT Student Voices in Action
PTJ Author Interview: The Primary Care Physical Therapy Consensus Definition
How APTA Members Are Supporting the Special Olympics USA Games
AI in PT Practice: Finding Balance and Embracing Innovation Without Losing Trust
PTJ Author Interview: Intervention Fidelity and Clinical Translation
PTJ Author Interview: Intervention Fidelity and Clinical Translation
PTJ Author Interview: Intervention Fidelity and Clinical Translation
APTA and NSCA: A Shared Commitment to Patient and Athlete-Centered Care
PTJ Author Interview: Geographic Disparities in Rehab Provider Availability
A Road Map for the Future: Breaking Down the APTA Strategic Framework for 2030
PTJ Author Interview: Empathetic Communication by Physical Therapists
The Legacy of Vilma Evans, a Pioneering Black Physical Therapy Leader
What to Know About the New Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession
PTJ Author Interview: PT-Administered Physical Activity After Knee Replacement
PTAs Shaping What’s Next: Board Eligibility and the Future of Leadership
PTJ Author Interview: Validation of the LASSI in DPT Learners
PTJ Author Interview: Development and Validation of the PT-PENCIL
November Advocacy Roundup: The Final 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
PTJ Author Interview: Real-World Implementation of Intensive Rehab Protocol
How Americans View Physical Therapy: Inside APTA’s Consumer Perceptions Report
Building a Career You Love: Advice from PT and Entrepreneur Megan Brown
PTJ Author Interview: Health Systems Science in Physical Therapist Education
PTJ Author Interview: Cost-Effectiveness of Plantar Heel Pain Management
Accreditation Innovation: The Future of Physical Therapy Education
PTJ Author Interview: Credentialism and the CAPTE 50 Percent Requirement
September Advocacy Roundup: How to Use APTA’s Direct Access Report
PTJ Honors & Awards Highlight: Author Interview With Shawn Farrokhi
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Hand and Upper Extremity
PTJ Honors & Awards Highlight: Author Interview With Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley
August Advocacy Roundup: The 2026 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Oncology
PTJ Author Interview: Advancing Sense of Belonging in Physical Therapist Students
July Advocacy Roundup: APTA Efforts Pay Off With Aetna Direct Access Policy Win
PTJ Author Interview: Understanding Barriers to Clinical Practice Guideline Use
Getting on Board With Specialist Certification: Advice From PTs
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound
June Advocacy Roundup: Championing Change in Physical Therapy Policy
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Pediatrics
AI in PT Practice: What Are the Benefits, Risks, and Ethical Questions?
PTJ Author Interview: Metabolic Health Screening in Private Practice
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Pelvic Health
Defining Moment: Healing the Little Brain
PTJ Author Interview: Projected Physical Therapist Shortages Through 2037
How to Avoid PT Burnout, Find Community, and Get Involved in Advocacy
PTJ Author Interview: Evaluating the Potential of Large Language Models
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Orthopaedic
APTA Advocacy Update, March 2025: Celebrating Wins and Fighting for More Reforms
PTJ Author Interview: Algorithm-Based Treatment in the Emergency Department
Defining Moment: From PT to Patient
Academy Focus: Get to Know American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy
PTJ Author Interview: Influence of Race and Ethnicity on DPT Applications
PTJ Author Interview: Randomized Clinical Trials and Real-World Practice
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy
PTJ Honors & Awards Highlight: Author Interview With Andrew Post
PTJ Author Interview: Early Physical Therapy Improved Concussion Symptoms
PTJ Honors & Awards Highlight: Author Interview With Christopher Bise
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Home Health
Defining Moment: Training Agents of Change
PTJ Honors & Awards Highlight: Author Interview With Richard Shields
PTJ Author Interview: Cognitive Functional Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Federal
Defining Moment: The Glue Holding It All Together
How to Make the Most of the 50th Annual APTA CSM: What to Expect in Houston
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Private Practice
PTJ Author Interview: Transitioning to Equitable Grading Practices
How to Get More PTs Involved in Falls Prevention
Defining Moment: From Dismissed to Equipped
PTJ Author Interview With Jason Silvernail: Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
Building Moral Communities in the Physical Therapy Profession
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Geriatrics
Defining Moment: On a Mission to Promote Pelvic Health
PTs at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Academy of Education
Defining Moment: Through the Open Door
APTA Staff Experts Discuss the Proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Acute Care
Defining Moment: The Big Impact of a Tiny Human Being
Advice for the Next Generation of Women Leaders: Two Leaders Share Insights
Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Aquatics
Defining Moment: The Path Chose Me
PTJ Author Interview: Combining Wearable Technology and Telehealth Counseling
Addressing Microaggressions in the Physical Therapy Profession
Defining Moment: Searching for Answers
Highlights of APTA's New Clinical Practice Guideline on Telerehabilitation
Kelly Starrett on Harnessing the Power of Movement Expertise
Defining Moment: Following a Calling for Advocacy
Defining Moment: Finding a Place to Call Home
PTJ Author Interview: Early Postpartum Exercise Impact on Pelvic Symptoms
PTJ Interview: New Editor-in-Chief and the Student Perspective
State-Level Advocacy: Hot Issues for 2024
PTJ Author Interview: Influence of Intervention Type for Managing Low Back Pain
PTJ Editor Interview: Alan Jette and Steven George
Defining Moment: Opening a New Door
PTJ Author Interview With Amit Kumar: Home Health Care After Joint Replacement
"The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the U.S." – Part 2: Advocacy 101
PTJ Author Interview With Matthew Miller: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults
Defining Moment: Lending a Helping Hand
APTA Practice Update: Highlights from APTA Reports on Wages and Demographics
"The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the U.S." — Part 1: Exploring the Report
PTJ Author Interview: Effects of Treadmill Perturbation Training in Older Adults
Defining Moment: Diagnosing a New Beginning
PTJ Author Interview: Key Takeaways From the Research Agenda for Physical Therapy
PTJ Author Interview: Conflict of Interest and Researcher Allegiance
Physician Fee Schedule Comment Letters: The Whys and Hows
PTJ Author Interview: Use of Rehabilitation Services by Adults With Cerebral Palsy
Productivity measures should include quality and quantity. Insight from APTA EJC
PTJ Author Interview: Building Better Science and Research for the Profession
A Look at the Proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
'It's not about having this 25-point plan.' Four PTs share advice for new grads
PTJ Author Interview: First Provider Seen Influences Future Health Care Choices
Measuring Community Mobility With GPS: PTJ Author Interview With Pamela Dunlap
Reducing Pain With Preoperative Exercise: PTJ Author Interview
APTA Practice Update: Future of Physical Therapy Summit, Telehealth, and More
Burnout and Resilience During COVID-19: PTJ Author Interview With Preston Roundy
Rehabilitation and Hospital Readmission After Hip Fracture: PTJ Author Interview
Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis: Discussion of the New APTA CPG
Medicare Advantage and Post-stroke Discharge Patterns: PTJ Author Interview
End of the Public Health Emergency: What You Need to Know
Long-term Academic Earnings of PhD Recipients After DPT: PTJ Author Interview
Early Rehabilitation in Critical COVID-19 Pneumonia: PTJ Author Interview
APTA State Advocacy Update: State Legislative Roundup
APTA Practice Update: CSM Reflections, CPGs, New APTA Learning Center Courses, and More
Telehealth and Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: PTJ Author Interview
Coach2Move Improves Older Adults’ Mobility: PTJ Author Interview With Ward Heij
Physical Therapists and Cystic Fibrosis Care: PTJ Author Interview With Gemma Stanford
Two APTA Award Winners Share Their Experiences as Black Physical Therapists
Telehealth Physical Therapy 1 Year Into COVID-19: An Author Interview With Matthew Miller
APTA Practice Update: Long COVID Resources, Anxiety Screening, and More
Knowledge Translation for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: The Time Is Now
Benchmarking in Academic Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist Education Programs and Modern Pain Content
Statehouse Roundup: Legislative Wins in 2022; What to Expect in 2023
Throwing in With Physical Therapy – Defining Moment
Long COVID Course Preview
Storm Clouds on the Horizon: Academic Growth in Physical Therapist Education
APTA Practice Update: APTA Lecture Series, New CPGs, Digital Health, and Self-Care
APTA President’s Podcast: Address to the 2022 APTA House of Delegates
The Best-Laid 10-Year Plan – Defining Moment
Competency-Based Education for Physical Therapists
Mobility Levels With Rehabilitation Delivered During and After ECMO
No Vacation from Advocacy: Fee Schedule, Home Health, and Two Wins for the Profession
A Shared Experience: Members Discuss Their Professional Experience in Advocacy
What More Could I Wish For? – Defining Moment
I Can Make Someone’s Day – Defining Moment
The Fundamentals of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and The Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC)
Chronic Fatigue and Postexertional Malaise in People Living With Long COVID
APTA’s advocacy efforts have a wider reach than you might think
Multiparticipant Therapy in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease: Guideline
The Vocational Interest Test Got It Right – Defining Moment
Physical Therapists and Clinical Decision Making Across the Lifespan
Parkinson CPG Knowledge Translation
Improving Physical Therapy Care for People With Intermittent Claudication
The Perfect Profession for Me – Defining Moment
Taking the Plunge – Defining Moment
The Perfect Profession for Me
Life Hacks for Personal and Professional Well-Being
Population Health in Physical Therapist Professional Education
Statehouse Roundup: Hot Advocacy Issues at the State Level
Benchmarking in Academic Physical Therapy
Simple Tips To Help PTs and PTAs Achieve Financial Wellness
Nutrition for the Clinician: What Happens When Your Brain Is Hydrated and More
Changing the Culture of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Physical Therapy
Moral Injury Versus Burnout of the Clinical Instructor
Adverse Events in Therapeutic Exercise for Hip Osteoarthritis
Creating a Positive Workplace Culture
Advocacy Update: Payment Cuts, PTA Differential, and Other Issues in the Last Weeks of 2021
Physical Therapy and Obesity and Chronic Pain
Reasons To Ride a Bike
Training Physical Therapists to Deliver Individualized Biopsychosocial Interventions for Pain
Introducing Core App by Hyperice
A Love of Body Movement Leads to Physical Therapy – Defining Moment
Predicting Low Back Pain Improvement: Author Interview With Gerard Brennan
Introducing APTA’s Fit for Practice Initiative
Defining Moment – Confirming and Reaffirming
Telehealth, Utilization Management, and Claims Challenges: Commercial Payers Update
Vestibular Disorders: Fear-Avoidance Beliefs and Perceived Disability
Physical Therapy’s Hidden History: Needle in a Haystack
Advancing Inclusion in the Classroom — and Beyond
The #FightTheCut Virtual Rally: How Did We Do, and What’s Next?
“An Incredible Record” — Physical Therapists in the Military
Emergency Care, Learning Center Workshop, COVID-19 — Practice Update
A Physical Therapist by Any Other Name – Defining Moment
Are Interventions Delivered and Received as Intended?
#FightTheCut Rally, Fee Schedule, and August Recess – Advocacy and Regulatory Update
Walking the Walk of a Change Agent
A Lucky Patient Encounter Provides Answers – Defining Moment
Physical Therapy in Emergency Care: A Win-Win for Patients and Hospitals
During the Covid-19 Pandemic — One Size Does Not Fit All: Author Interview With Mark Werneke
An Early Look at the Proposed 2022 Fee Schedule
Celebrating Our Professional History
No One Way To Be a PT
Looking for the Zebras – Defining Moment
COVID-19 Outcome Measures for Physical Therapy
Safe and Effective Rehabilitation for Long COVID
Help for Clinicians in Applying Clinical Practice Guidelines for Patients With Heart Failure: Author Interview With Dr Konrad Dias
Integration of Nutrition in Physical Therapist Practice: An Author Interview with Dr. Patrick Berner
PTA Differential, Fee Schedule, and Telehealth – Advocacy and Regulatory Update
I See Me in You – Defining Moment
Mindfulness: Just What the PT Ordered
Postacute Care Study: A Deeper Dive – Regulatory
Proposed Rules, Wins, and Telehealth – Advocacy and Regulatory Update
Postacute Care Study: Changing the Conversation – Regulatory
Considering Mental and Behavioral Health in Physical Therapy Patient Care
The Power of Words
A Brief but Meaningful Encounter
APTA Live: Financial Wellness
Regulatory and Advocacy Update, April 2021
The Referring Provider Owns the Results—Referral for Imaging by Physical Therapists
Population Health: Where Do PTs and PTAs Fit?
An On-the-Nose Career – Defining Moment
START-Play and Motor and Cognitive Outcomes in Infants With Neuromotor Disorders: Author Interview with Dr. Regina Harbourne
Student Experience in Times of COVID-19
Cost-Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes of Direct Access to Physical Therapy
Understanding Information Blocking
A Behind the Scenes Look at APTA’s New Telehealth Certificate Series
Recruiting and Hiring PTs Educated Outside of the United States
PT Practice Update: COVID-19 Vaccine
Empowering People With ALS
Diagnostic Labels and Movement Expertise: An Author Interview with Dr. Shirley Sahrmann
Online Learning and Hybrid Education
Pursuing a PHD
Changing Direction: Creating a New Path for Your Career
Maximizing Your Potential as a Professional
When Plans Change: How COVID-19 Changed My Career Journey
A Purposeful Ride – Defining Moment
Advocacy Efforts to Stop the Medicare Payment Cuts
Advocacy Efforts to Stop the Medicare Payment Cut
You Can Be a Military PT
Body Image and Physical Therapy -APTA Live
Speaking Up and Speaking Out Influences Change
Grit From the Gridiron – Defining Moment
DEI Discussions: Pathways to Leadership
Challenges of Licensure by Endorsement for Internationally Educated PTs
Working on an Interdisciplinary Team
Entrepreneurship in Physical Therapy – APTA Live
DEI Discussions: Pipelines to PT – APTA Live
Better Together – Defining Moment
PTA Outlook: COVID & Other Practice Issues – APTA Live
Sweat Equity Pays Off – Defining Moment
Student Success
PT and PTA Teams
DEI Discussions: Race and Racism
PT Compact: 101
Another Kind of Mobility – Defining Moment
Food for Thought – and Action – Defining Moment
The Essential Role of Home- and Community-Based Physical Therapists During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Physical Therapist Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Author Interview
APTA Live: Safe Sports Participation During COVID-19
Mental Health and Self-Care – APTA Live
Marketing Yourself
Fostering Allyship in DEI: Part 2 – APTA Live
Fostering Allyship in DEI: Part 1 – #XchangeSA
Prepping for the NPTE
Keeping Safe While Reopening Outpatient Clinics
Vulnerability and Courage – Defining Moment
Financial Health and Money Matters – #XchangeSA
Social Media with Karen Litzy – #XchangeSA
Medicare Telehealth Coverage for Physical Therapists
APTA Policy Priorities and COVID-19
Outpatient Physical Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Clinician Discussion
Two Degrees, Many Variables – Defining Moment
Emergency Department PT
Professional Advocacy in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Disparities Brought to the Forefront as COVID-19 Spreads: What the Physical Therapy Profession Can Do
Serving on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of the Patient and Clinician
COVID-19: Adapting Your Practice
International PT Response to COVID-19: Colombia, Peru
Implementing Telehealth in Your Practice STAT: Practical Guidance from Experienced Telehealth PTs Q&A Recorded (March 30)
Discovering Your Professional Interests
International PT Response to COVID-19
Implementing Telehealth in Your Practice STAT: Practical Guidance from Experienced Telehealth PTs
When Life Throws You Curves – Defining Moment
Advocacy and Why It’s For You – #XchangeSA
Easing the Transition From Student to Clinician
The Power of Practical Advice – Defining Moment
Telehealth and What Students Should Know -#XchangeSA
Making a Wheel Difference – Defining Moment
Ethics and Best Practices (Payment, Policy, and You)
Transitioning from Student to Clinician – XchangeSA
Growing Pains – Defining Moment
Passion X Purpose
A Message of Hope at A Critical Time – Defining Moment
A Nontraditional Student Perspective
Circling Back and Moving Ahead – Defining Moment
I Don’t Care About My Grades
Combatting Collective Conservatism and Scholarly Oblivion in Physical Therapy – PTJ
Dry Needling, Trigger Points, and Myofascial Pain Syndrome – #XchangeSA
Pipelines
The Complexity of Chronic Pain Management – #XchangeSA
Benefits of Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy in Emergency Departments: A Systematic Review – PTJ
The Complexity of Chronic Pain Management
Pointed Pleasures – Defining Moment
Communication and Patient Education – NEXT 2019
Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Physical Therapy Profession – #XchangeSA
50th Mary McMillan Lecture – NEXT 2019
Robot Reinforcement and Error Based Movement Learning in Infants – NEXT 2019
Ordering of Diagnostic Imaging by Physical Therapists: A 5-Year Retrospective Practice Analysis – PTJ
Expert Tips for Finding Evidence and Research
Work Hard, Play Big – Defining Moment
A Journey Out of Pain and Addiction And a PT’s Crucial Role — NEXT 2019
Outpatient Physical Therapist Attitudes Toward and Behaviors in Cardiovascular Disease Screening: A National Survey