APTA Podcasts

Rehabilitation and Hospital Readmission After Hip Fracture: PTJ Author Interview

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Importance of increased rehabilitation after hip fracture

Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis: Discussion of the New APTA CPG

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A discussion to help PTs care for patients with shoulder OA.

Medicare Advantage and Post-stroke Discharge Patterns: PTJ Author Interview

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Determining discharge patterns in Medicare Advantage plans

End of the Public Health Emergency: What You Need to Know

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What to expect after the PHE ends on May 11.

Long-term Academic Earnings of PhD Recipients After DPT: PTJ Author Interview

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Academic career earnings with PhD and postdoctoral education.

Early Rehabilitation in Critical COVID-19 Pneumonia: PTJ Author Interview 

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Early rehabilitation in COVID-19 regardless of severity

APTA State Advocacy Update: State Legislative Roundup

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some positive changes could be on the horizon.

APTA Practice Update: CSM Reflections, CPGs, New APTA Learning Center Courses, and More

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

New resources to support your work as a PT or PTA.

Telehealth and Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: PTJ Author Interview 

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Comparing telehealth or hybrid format with in-person physical therapy

Coach2Move Improves Older Adults’ Mobility: PTJ Author Interview With Ward Heij

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Effective Personalized Physical Therapy Approach in Older Adults

Physical Therapists and Cystic Fibrosis Care: PTJ Author Interview With Gemma Stanford 

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Management of Cystic Fibrosis and Changing Population Demographics 

Two APTA Award Winners Share Their Experiences as Black Physical Therapists

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The APTA Minority Scholarship Award was first given in 1988.

Telehealth Physical Therapy 1 Year Into COVID-19: An Author Interview With Matthew Miller

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Telehealth Physical Therapy 1 Year Into COVID-19

APTA Practice Update: Long COVID Resources, Anxiety Screening, and More

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

APTA staff experts offer updates to support your practice.

Knowledge Translation for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: The Time Is Now

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Spinal muscular atrophy resources need knowledge translation.

Benchmarking in Academic Physical Therapy 

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

These second-wave findings provide updated benchmarks.

Physical Therapist Education Programs and Modern Pain Content

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Getting Modern Pain Content Into Physical Therapy Education.

Statehouse Roundup: Legislative Wins in 2022; What to Expect in 2023

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

APTA staff experts on state legislation and Medicaid.

Throwing in With Physical Therapy – Defining Moment

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

While softball may have led a PT to her physical therapy career, physical therapy led her to a welcome softball side effect.

Long COVID Course Preview

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Presenters for an APTA online course on Long COVID talk about why you should tune in or download.

Storm Clouds on the Horizon: Academic Growth in Physical Therapist Education

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Strategies to dispel the storm clouds of unbalanced supply and demand.

APTA Practice Update: APTA Lecture Series, New CPGs, Digital Health, and Self-Care

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stay on top of developments in PT practice:  APTA staff experts on new learning opportunities, the latest clinical practice guidelines available, and...

APTA President’s Podcast: Address to the 2022 APTA House of Delegates

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear what APTA President Roger Herr, PT, MPA, has to say about where the profession is, and what it will take to pursue our full potential.

The Best-Laid 10-Year Plan – Defining Moment

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A former newscaster trades the thrill of chasing down a story for the higher satisfaction of improving patients’ lives. 

Competency-Based Education for Physical Therapists

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Physical therapy can’t wait another 50 years to implement competency-based education. 

Mobility Levels With Rehabilitation Delivered During and After ECMO

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Physical therapists working with people with long COVID should measure and validate the patient’s experience.

No Vacation from Advocacy: Fee Schedule, Home Health, and Two Wins for the Profession

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

APTA staff experts provide insight on what’s happening, and what’s to come.

A Shared Experience: Members Discuss Their Professional Experience in Advocacy

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chase Kuhn, PT, DPT, and Nate Thomas, PT, DPT, didn’t know each other a few months ago, but once introduced they realized they have a few things in ...

What More Could I Wish For? – Defining Moment

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A home visit to a patient with an intriguing background leads a PT back to the profession.

I Can Make Someone’s Day – Defining Moment

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A PT student understands that helping a patient is more than furnishing billable service units.

The Fundamentals of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and The Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC)  

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes play an important role in describing services and procedures performed by health care providers and ultimat...

Chronic Fatigue and Postexertional Malaise in People Living With Long COVID

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Physical therapists working with people with long COVID should measure and validate the patient’s experience.

APTA’s advocacy efforts have a wider reach than you might think

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Explore lesser-known APTA advocacy with President Roger Herr.

Multiparticipant Therapy in Skilled Nursing Facilities

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

PTJ walks you through the complexities around multiparticipant therapy provision in SNFs.

Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease: Guideline

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A volunteer guideline development group of the American Physical Therapy Association has developed a clinical practice guideline on Parkinson disease.

The Vocational Interest Test Got It Right – Defining Moment

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Actions both small and heroic as a “yellow jacket” in an NYU summer program prompted a career in physical therapy. By: Gary Krasilovsky, PT, PhD

Physical Therapists and Clinical Decision Making Across the Lifespan

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This updated Integrated Framework for making clinical decisions responds to changes in evidence, policy, and practice.

Parkinson CPG Knowledge Translation

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this discussion, a panel of physical therapists on the front lines of shaping clinical practice share their plans for creating knowledge translatio...

Improving Physical Therapy Care for People With Intermittent Claudication

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This learning health system can serve as a blueprint for physical therapists to make optimal use of routinely collected clinical data for improving ca...

The Perfect Profession for Me – Defining Moment

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A light came on not only in a dark hospital basement but in a future PT’s head that this was her ideal career. By Linda Pillow, PT

Taking the Plunge – Defining Moment

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A PT recalls overcoming her own obstacles to become a board-certified orthopaedic clinical specialist and help others reach their goals. By Natalie Sn...

The Perfect Profession for Me

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A light came on not only in a dark hospital basement but in a future PT’s head that this was her ideal career.

Life Hacks for Personal and Professional Well-Being

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Janet R Bezner, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, discusses simple, actionable items related to your personal and professional well-being as a physical therapist o...

Population Health in Physical Therapist Professional Education

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The future of health care professional education is moving from a focus on the individual to embrace the health of the larger society. Read the PTJ ar...

Statehouse Roundup: Hot Advocacy Issues at the State Level

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With many state legislatures now or soon to be in session, now’s the time to get up-to-speed on what’s happening in physical therapy advocacy at t...

Benchmarking in Academic Physical Therapy

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The first wave of this study’s findings provides insights into physical therapist education and identified differences between physical therapist an...

Simple Tips To Help PTs and PTAs Achieve Financial Wellness

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The pandemic has affected physical therapy professionals in many ways, including mentally and financially. PTs and PTAs, be prepared for the federal l...

Nutrition for the Clinician: What Happens When Your Brain Is Hydrated and More

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Get answers to questions specifically directed at nutritional needs of a busy clinician. Learn how to best hydrate your body, what quick snacks, herbs...

Changing the Culture of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Physical Therapy

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Racism exists throughout the organizations and systems that make up the physical therapy profession in the United States. Statements of support must b...

Moral Injury Versus Burnout of the Clinical Instructor

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The author of a recent study, “Moral Injury Signified by Levels of Moral Distress and Burnout in Health Science Clinical Educators” answers questi...

Adverse Events in Therapeutic Exercise for Hip Osteoarthritis

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Knowing the risk of harm associated with exercise can better inform safe dosing of exercise, clinical implementation, and replicability. Read the PTJ:...

Creating a Positive Workplace Culture

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join Brian Gilbert, PT, MSPT, and Paul White, PhD, psychologist and co-author of the book “The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace,” as t...

Advocacy Update: Payment Cuts, PTA Differential, and Other Issues in the Last Weeks of 2021

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As Congress attends to business in the last days before recess for the year, there are several important issues on the table, including a bill to addr...

Physical Therapy and Obesity and Chronic Pain

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to PTJ’s author interview with Anneleen Malfliet on the why and how of integrating weight reduction with chronic pain management. https://aca...

Reasons To Ride a Bike

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the benefits of adding bicycling to your life, the challenges you may face, and how to overcome them.

Training Physical Therapists to Deliver Individualized Biopsychosocial Interventions for Pain

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

PTJ talks with author Phoebe Simpson about biopsychosocial treatment for pain. https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/101/10/pzab188/6330890

Introducing Core App by Hyperice

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Core App by Hyperice is a mindfulness meditation app grounded in science and driven by data. It’s designed to help you find calm, improve focus,...

A Love of Body Movement Leads to Physical Therapy – Defining Moment

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A former ballet dancer sought a more meaningful career that still would keep her on her toes. By Geri Ann Sokell, PT, DPT, MEd.

Predicting Low Back Pain Improvement: Author Interview With Gerard Brennan

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

PTJ talks about predicting low back pain improvement improvement. Read the article at https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/101/10/pzab176/6326850

Introducing APTA’s Fit for Practice Initiative

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

APTA Fit for Practice, powered by Hyperice, is designed to help you recover, evolve, and remain resilient as we move forward into a postpandemic wor...

Defining Moment – Confirming and Reaffirming

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Defining moments can come more than once, a move to America, the birth of a baby, starting a practice, and a being thrown a curveball.

Telehealth, Utilization Management, and Claims Challenges: Commercial Payers Update

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

APTA’s monthly advocacy and regulatory update has expanded to cover commercial payment issues! In this episode: how the commercial insurance industr...

Vestibular Disorders: Fear-Avoidance Beliefs and Perceived Disability

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

PTJ talks with Pamela Dunlap about fear-avoidance beliefs and how measurement of those beliefs can help clinicians identify people at a greater risk o...

Physical Therapy’s Hidden History: Needle in a Haystack

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

See the history of the physical therapy profession in a different light! Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with David Nicholls, author...

Advancing Inclusion in the Classroom — and Beyond

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever stopped to think about your bias? In ways big and small, we all express bias, but it’s up to us to meet our bias with awareness, empat...

The #FightTheCut Virtual Rally: How Did We Do, and What’s Next?

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve wrapped up a #FightTheCut virtual rally that brought together PTs, PTAs, and students from across the country to send a clear message to CMS a...

“An Incredible Record” — Physical Therapists in the Military

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to this PTJ interview that discusses two recent essays on the history of physical therapy in the military, as well as important and insightful ...

Emergency Care, Learning Center Workshop, COVID-19 — Practice Update

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

APTA’s monthly practice update covers multiple topics from the perspective of what’s happened, what’s hot right now, and what to keep an eye on ...

A Physical Therapist by Any Other Name – Defining Moment

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A physical therapist known to two kids only as “the Exercise Lady” helped both them and their family in a time of need. Pat McAdoo, PT

Are Interventions Delivered and Received as Intended?

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

PTJ Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Kathleen Mangione, PT, PhD, FAPTA, about something critically important to physical therapi...

#FightTheCut Rally, Fee Schedule, and August Recess – Advocacy and Regulatory Update

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Get updates on the proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, what we’re doing to #FightTheCut, and how you can help.

Walking the Walk of a Change Agent

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Change is difficult. Those words ring true for most, even for those who consider themselves “change agents,” but change doesn’t have to be negat...

A Lucky Patient Encounter Provides Answers – Defining Moment

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It wasn’t until she saw patients with the same rare condition that a PT realized what had been plaguing her own body for years.https://www.apta.org/...

Physical Therapy in Emergency Care: A Win-Win for Patients and Hospitals

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In June 2020, the American Physical Therapy Association House of Delegates issued a position statement, Support of Emergency Physical Therapist Practi...

During the Covid-19 Pandemic — One Size Does Not Fit All: Author Interview With Mark Werneke

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a descriptive study that’s already been featured in 14 news stories, Mark Werneke, PT,  and colleagues analyzed data on more than 222,000 patien...

An Early Look at the Proposed 2022 Fee Schedule

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The proposed 2022 Medicare fee schedule is here, and as expected, cuts and the PTA differential are moving forward. Kate Gilliard, APTA senior policy ...

Celebrating Our Professional History

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Director of Communications Lindsay Durand, PT, DPT, of APTA’s Student Assembly Board of Directors, Kelly Quigley, SPT, APTA Student Assembly centenn...

No One Way To Be a PT

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This PT encourages others in the profession to expand the bounds of what PTs can be. https://www.apta.org/article/2021/06/10/no-one-way-to-be-a-pt

Looking for the Zebras – Defining Moment

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Every patient is a one in a million. By Kathleen Wild PT, DPT. https://www.apta.org/apta-magazine/2021/07/01/apta-magazine-july-2021/looking-for-the-z...

COVID-19 Outcome Measures for Physical Therapy

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this APTA Live event, we will talk with members of the Cross-Academy/Section COVID-19 Core Outcome Measure Task Force about the physical therapy co...

Safe and Effective Rehabilitation for Long COVID

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

World Physiotherapy, previously known as the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, recently released a briefing paper and toolkit on safe and effe...

Help for Clinicians in Applying Clinical Practice Guidelines for Patients With Heart Failure: Author Interview With Dr Konrad Dias

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Dias and his coauthors provide an antidote to the barriers that make it difficult to apply clinical practice guidelines to patients. “There are m...

Integration of Nutrition in Physical Therapist Practice: An Author Interview with Dr. Patrick Berner

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jette and the author discuss a range of issues, from the relationship and professional boundaries between physical therapists and dieticians, to p...

PTA Differential, Fee Schedule, and Telehealth – Advocacy and Regulatory Update

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

APTA’s monthly advocacy and regulatory update covers multiple topics from the perspective of what’s happened, what’s hot right now, and what to ...

I See Me in You – Defining Moment

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A PT reflects on opening a clinic in an underserved neighborhood. https://www.apta.org/apta-magazine/2021/06/01/apta-magazine-june-2021/i-see-me-in-yo...

Mindfulness: Just What the PT Ordered

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A mindful pause allows us to reflect and make conscious decisions that spark transformation and help us promote our emotional well-being. Podcast with...

Postacute Care Study: A Deeper Dive – Regulatory

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A recent large-scale study of postacute care sponsored by APTA and AOTA has the potential to change the conversation on payment in these settings. Thi...

Proposed Rules, Wins, and Telehealth – Advocacy and Regulatory Update

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This May installment of APTA’s monthly advocacy and regulatory roundup focuses on SNF and IRF rules, a sequestration win, telehealth, and more.

Postacute Care Study: Changing the Conversation – Regulatory

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Could a massive new study change the conversation on payment in postacute care settings? The research, involving 1.4 million episodes of rehab in SNFs...

Considering Mental and Behavioral Health in Physical Therapy Patient Care

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, experts explore how the mind and body intersect in the healing process, and how physical therapists and physical therapist assistants...

The Power of Words

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After years of working with patients, Sara DeMars, PT, DPT, has learned the power that words and word choice can have when working with patients. Sara...

A Brief but Meaningful Encounter

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A hospital PT finds meaning in a visit with a patient with COVID-19. Read the article at: https://www.apta.org/apta-magazine/2021/05/01/apta-magazine-...

APTA Live: Financial Wellness

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

APTA Student Assembly Board of Directors, Director of Communications, Lindsay Durand, SPT, talks with Alex Macielak from Laurel Road and Kevin Soehner...

Regulatory and Advocacy Update, April 2021

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Find it hard to keep up with what’s happening on Capitol Hill, in Medicare, and other regulatory arenas? You’re not alone. Now you can get up-to-s...

The Referring Provider Owns the Results—Referral for Imaging by Physical Therapists

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation with Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette, Dr. Keil notes that the evidence supporting direct access is now clear and that data indicate th...

Population Health: Where Do PTs and PTAs Fit?

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

While one-to-one care is the main focus of most physical therapy providers, looking at the health of a population — however you define it — ca...

An On-the-Nose Career – Defining Moment

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Reminiscences of a PT and mother. By Yaffa Liebermann, PT

START-Play and Motor and Cognitive Outcomes in Infants With Neuromotor Disorders: Author Interview with Dr. Regina Harbourne

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette gets at the practical—and ethical—realities involved in studying children. Dr. Harbourne shares insights from her decad...

Student Experience in Times of COVID-19

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Two PT students share their experiences in the times of COVID-19. We also talk about mental health and stress — all of which aren’t new to PT and ...

Cost-Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes of Direct Access to Physical Therapy

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Interview with Dr. Sandra Hon on her study—which found that direct access to physical therapy is more cost-effective than physician-first access in ...