❓ We asked PT researchers: What is the single most question we need to answer in the next decade to move our profession forward? Here's what they had to say: @APTA_official #APTACSM

🧠 A randomized trial evaluating changes in post-#concussion symptoms and exercise intolerance was recently published in #PTJournal: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance… Researchers found that a sub–symptom threshold aerobic exercise (SSTAE) intervention delivered by #PhysicalTherapists was superior to a usual care control group for improving exercise intolerance, 🏃 but did not lead to greater reduction in symptom burden.

⚠️ An important review and meta-analysis emphasizes the high frequency of minor adverse events associated with #DryNeedling. In their review of 59 articles, authors found that dry needling commonly produced minor adverse events, ranging from 0% to 48.15% per treatment and from 2.56% to 72.73% throughout a clinician’s career. Major adverse events per treatment were uncommon (0%-0.43%) but were reported by 0.98% to 39.14% of professionals when assessing their complete clinical practice. academic.oup.com/ptj/advance…

🩺 PT in #PrimaryCare is the focus of our latest podcast interview: Tune in as our editorial board member Christopher Bise PT, DPT, PhD, OCS talks with Katie O'Bright PT, DPT, OCS, Evan Kelley, DPT, COMT, and Micah Wong PT, DPT, RMSK about the 2025 primary care physical therapy consensus definition from the #APTA Federal Primary Care Special Interest Group. apta.org/apta-and-you/news-p… @FederalPT

🫁 How do people with COPD stay active after pulmonary rehabilitation? In PICk UP, participants highlighted tailored activity choice, social connection, and 13 behavior change techniques supporting sustained engagement. Learn more about this promising community-based model: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance…

A new analysis in #PTJournal highlights gaps in access to #PhysicalTherapy services for patients recovering from #firearm injuries: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance… Our accompanying #Editorial reflects on other missed opportunities for the physical therapy profession in firearm injury treatment and prevention: academic.oup.com/ptj/article…

🎙️In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Sandy Willett, PT, PhD, Elena Donoso Brown, OT/L, and Regina Harbourne, PT, PhD, FAPTA, define intervention fidelity, discuss its importance in bridging the gap between research and clinical practice, and highlight what clinicians and researchers can do in the future to make fidelity feel practical. apta.org/apta-and-you/news-p…

Join us June 18 for the 2026 Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture, where Tiffany Adams, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA, will challenge the profession to examine the details that define us and help shape a more equitable, inclusive path forward. 🔗 Register now and learn more: apta.org/apta-and-you/belong…

🫂 The importance of care partner support as a key mechanism for extending rehabilitation gains into real-world home and community environments is the subject of this new #POV in #PTJournal: 🏠 This article outlines current research on the needs of care partners during the rehabilitation process and offers concrete strategies for integrating care partner engagement and training into physical therapist practice. academic.oup.com/ptj/advance…

🚶‍➡️ 🧠 This new scoping review explores interventions and outcome measures used for improving gait adaptability in #NeuroPT: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance… @APTAStrokeSIG

#ICYMI, PTJ recently accepted a consensus definition of #PrimaryCare Physical Therapy: Read more: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance… @RedefineConEd

📽️ Our full April issue is online, with an editorial that serves as a "coming attractions" trailer for 2 new PTJ features: academic.oup.com/ptj/issue/1…

🏥 Designing rigorous trials is important in all settings, but the challenges in translating rehabilitation trial findings into practice are especially prevalent in the intensive care unit #ICU This perspective piece explores the importance of tailoring physical rehabilitation to individual needs and proposes new research methods to improve the design and outcomes of future ICU trials: @AcuteCareAPTA academic.oup.com/ptj/advance…

🦶 This recent #MetaAnalysis of 11 randomized controlled trials found that both active exercise-based and orthotic interventions demonstrated beneficial effects for children with flexible #flatfoot: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance… @AcadPedPT

🚼 A new study in #PTJournal found that children with #Autism Spectrum Disorder have distinct motor and cognitive profiles compared to children with intellectual disability. Additionally, individual cognitive profiles may help identify distinct etiological subtypes of #ASD and associated comorbidities and provide a cognitively informed basis for physical therapy decision-making in early childhood. academic.oup.com/ptj/advance… @AcadPedPT

🧠 🏥 This study fills an important gap in the evidence on early mobilization for patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the #ICU after aneurysm repair: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance… @AcuteCareAPTA @APTANeuroPT

Consenso internacional sobre los principios de la educación terapéutica en dolor crónico, nuestro último artículo es el #EditorsChoice de @PTJournal de este número cc @SilviaDibo_

🏠🤝Shared decision-making in #HomeCare physical therapy is complex. This article provides strategies for improving shared decision-making based on a mixed methods study of surveys and interviews representing over 200 home care therapists: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance… @APTAHomeHealth

⭐ Our latest #EditorsChoice article reports the process and results of a study aimed at reaching international expert consensus on the core components of therapeutic education programs for individuals with persistent #pain. ⭐ academic.oup.com/ptj/advance…

#Newpub in @PTJournal by Dr. Nordon-Craft & team on Next Generation Trial Design for #IntensiveCareUnit #Rehabilitation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4196…

🚨There are only 2 days left to access #APTACSM on-demand sessions including our @PTJournal session on demystifying peer review (check out the sneak peak!) @APTA_official