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Resources for PTAs

APTA has resources and information to support PTAs.

JAMA Study: Opioids No Better Than Nonopioids in Improving Pain-Related Function, Intensity for Chronic Back Pain, Hip/Knee OA

Mar 7, 2018/Review

A JAMA has concludes that the drugs probably don't even do that much, at least not any more effectively than nonopioid medications.

Legal Topics of Interest

Aug 1, 2019/Article

PTs and PTAs practice in an environment that requires compliance with health care laws, rules, and regulations.

Home Health Resources for Educators

Use these resources to help your students expand their understanding of home health physical therapy.

EQ-5D©™ (Health-Related Quality of Life Measure)

Dec 30, 2022/Test & Measure

The EuroQol 5 Dimension 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) is a self-report survey that measures quality of life across 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension is scored on a 5-level severity ranking that ranges from "no problems" through "extreme

General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)

Aug 4, 2021/Test & Measure

This summary reviews a questionnaire to measure self-efficacy and contains information on use of it to screen patients or clients in a general clinical setting and reviews the use of this questionnaire with adolescents and adults in a general clinical setting without regard to a specific diagnosis or

Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ)

Aug 16, 2017/Test & Measure

This is a patient-reported questionnaire that examines symptom severity and overall functional status of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Untrained Eye

Nov 1, 2018/Column

Promising technology and a clinician who feels compromised.

In Our Communities, PTs and PTAs Are Superheroes

Oct 6, 2020/Perspective

Valerie Rucker, PT, DPT, encourages physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to use their knowledge and tools to serve their communities.

American Physical Therapy Association's Commitment to Being Inclusive of LGBTQIA+ Populations

Oct 26, 2022/Policies & Bylaws

House position: States APTA's commitment to being an inclusive organization for individuals within lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex, and asexual populations, and individuals of other sexual orientations and gender identities.