APTA Podcasts
Episodes
Work Hard, Play Big – Defining Moment
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A PT honors her son and serves children with special needs. On October 16, 1990, our son Nickolas made his debut in the world! It was a defining momen...
Building Your Professional Brand – #XchangeSA
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy McKay, PT, DPT, talks with APTA Student Assembly about the importance of building your own brand, pitfalls to avoid, importance of networking, a...
Academia as a PT career path – #XchangeSA
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Live chat with PT Professor Chris Petrosino, PT, PhD, as he talks about going into academics as a career option for physical therapists. http://www.ap...
Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From failing out of PT school, to placing last in a triathlon; you can learn from failures and use them to grow stronger. http://www.apta.org/Blogs/Pu...
Infant and Child Development – PTJ
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“Infant and Child Development: Innovations and Foundations for Rehabilitation.” By Jill Heathcock, PT, PhD, executive director of the Pediatric an...
Achieving Peak Bloom – Defining Moment
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The joys of gardening and eldercare. By Cheryl Till, PT
Global Service: Building a Sustainable Clinic in Guatemala
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A group of 24 people from the US went to a rural town in Guatemala to renovate an old building and create a new physical therapy clinic—providing re...
Public Health to Empower Healthier Lives
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As a physical therapist Chris Hinze doesn’t just think about the whole patient. He thinks about the community around that person and how it informs ...
Community Service – Defining Moment
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Creating a clinic that literally speaks its patients’ language. By Sylvestra Ramirez, PT, DPT
Financial Tips for Students and New Grads
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pursuing a career in physical therapy is a significant investment—of time, emotion, and also money. When it comes to managing the financial cost of ...
Dedicated to Diversification – Defining Moment
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A student spreads a message of inclusion. By Jessica Nguyen, SPT (April 2019)
Making Private Practice a Reality – #XchangeSA
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Live #XchangeSA chat with the APTA Private Practice Section Board President Sandra Norby, PT, DPT, on making your dream of owning a private practice a...
Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Clinicals
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zach Stearns, PT, DPT, is a clinician in North Carolina. But in the spring of 2017 he was about to graduate PT school and was reflecting on his clinic...
Performance Therapy and Training – #XchangeSA
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Live #XchangeSA chat with Mike Reinold, PT, DPT, board-certified sports clinical specialist, former Boston Red Sox head athletic trainer, and owner of...
APTA’s 2019-2020 Public Policy Priorities
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
APTA vice president Matt Hyland, PT, PhD, MPA, discusses APTA’s newly released public policy priorities for 2019-2020.
Physical Therapy to the Rescue – Defining Moment
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A veteran finds that his rallying motto still resonates. By Paul Caudillo, PT, DPT.
APTA Breaks Ground on New National Headquarters – CSM 2019
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
January 25, 2019 was a monumentous day in the association’s history. APTA broke ground on its new headquarters, APTA Centennial Center, set to open ...
Daniel Pink on Motivation
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What motivates us? That’s the question Daniel Pink asked in his best-selling book Drive and in his 2009 TED talk “The Puzzle of Motivation.” APT...
APTA Releases a New 3-Year Strategic Plan – CSM 2019
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
APTA is approaching its centennial in 2021 and has a new, data-driven strategic plan to lead the way.