
APTA Podcasts
Podcasts for physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students of physical therapy.
Latest episodes

Jun 16, 2022 • 8min
I Can Make Someone’s Day – Defining Moment
A PT student understands that helping a patient is more than furnishing billable service units.

Jun 1, 2022 • 20min
The Fundamentals of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and The Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC)
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes play an important role in describing services and procedures performed by health care providers and ultimately in the payment for those services. This podcast reveals the role that APTA member volunteers play as advisors in the CPT and The Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) process.

May 26, 2022 • 22min
Chronic Fatigue and Postexertional Malaise in People Living With Long COVID
Physical therapists working with people with long COVID should measure and validate the patient’s experience.

May 4, 2022 • 22min
APTA’s advocacy efforts have a wider reach than you might think
Explore lesser-known APTA advocacy with President Roger Herr.

Apr 29, 2022 • 19min
Multiparticipant Therapy in Skilled Nursing Facilities
PTJ walks you through the complexities around multiparticipant therapy provision in SNFs.

Apr 27, 2022 • 27min
Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease: Guideline
A volunteer guideline development group of the American Physical Therapy Association has developed a clinical practice guideline on Parkinson disease.

Mar 29, 2022 • 12min
The Vocational Interest Test Got It Right – Defining Moment
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

Mar 25, 2022 • 32min
Physical Therapists and Clinical Decision Making Across the Lifespan
This updated Integrated Framework for making clinical decisions responds to changes in evidence, policy, and practice.

Mar 24, 2022 • 0sec
Parkinson CPG Knowledge Translation
In this discussion, a panel of physical therapists on the front lines of shaping clinical practice share their plans for creating knowledge translation tools for the Parkinson CPG and their goals for implementation into practice, and more.

Mar 16, 2022 • 30min
Improving Physical Therapy Care for People With Intermittent Claudication
This learning health system can serve as a blueprint for physical therapists to make optimal use of routinely collected clinical data for improving care for patients with a variety of conditions.