APTA Orthopedics

11/05/2025

We’re getting close to 𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀.

Our channel features orthopedic education, clinical perspectives, and discussions designed to support practicing PTs.
Once we reach 2K, 𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗸𝗲—help us get there!

▶️ 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲: https://www.youtube.com//videos

Empowering our members to excel in orthopedic physical therapy. Formerly AOPT.

11/04/2025

💡 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗧𝗠𝗗 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀

Expand your orthopedic PT practice and improve patient care with evidence-based strategies for managing Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs)!

In this town hall, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗲𝗵𝗹, 𝗣𝗧, 𝗣𝗵𝗗, 𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗧, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗤𝟯 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿, shares her Orthopedic PT Toolkit to help PTs:
✨ Educate and engage patients effectively
✨ Collaborate seamlessly with dental professionals
✨ Implement evidence-based, conservative care for jaw, muscle, and cervical issues

🎥 Watch the full town hall on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ch89TIQHZas
🎧 Or listen on your favorite podcast platform!

🔗 Access the Free TMD Toolkit (APTA Orthopedics members only): https://www.orthopt.org/content/resources/resource-page/tmd-toolkit

Whether you’re an orthopedic PT, student, or educator, this session is full of actionable insights to enhance patient outcomes and grow your practice.

11/02/2025

10,000+ PTs can’t be wrong — Current Concepts is the must-have resource for OCS prep and clinical excellence. Evidence-based, practical, and authored by seasoned clinicians.

📘 Purchase the full course or focus on the upper/lower body quadrants.
🔗Full Course: https://www.orthopt.org/course/31-2-current-concepts-of-physical-therapy-5th-edition
🔗Upper Quadrant: https://www.orthopt.org/course/31-21-current-concepts-5th-ed-the-upper-quadrant
🔗Lower Quadrant: https://www.orthopt.org/course/31-22-current-concepts-of-orthopaedic-physical-therapy-lower-quadrant

11/01/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘀—𝗛𝗶𝗽 𝗢𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗣𝗚 (𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱) 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!

✔️ Practical updates on manual therapy, exercise, and dry needling
✔️ Fresh evidence on patient education and gait training
✔️ Built to help you deliver better outcomes for every hip OA patient

📄 Stay current—read the full CPG here: https://www.orthopt.org/content/publications/pub-cpg/hip-pain-and-mobility-deficits-hip-osteoarthritis-revision-2025

10/31/2025

💡 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗲𝗵𝗹, 𝗣𝗧, 𝗣𝗵𝗗, 𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗧

Introduced by 𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿, 𝗣𝗧, 𝗗𝗣𝗧, 𝗢𝗖𝗦, 𝗖𝗦𝗖𝗦, Janey is on a mission to improve care for individuals with TMD by promoting better access and evidence-based management.

Leading multidisciplinary efforts and advocating for PTs as primary providers in TMD care, she’s sharing her 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗠𝗗 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 — a resource every orthopedic PT can use to enhance practice and patient outcomes.

🎥 Watch the full town hall on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ch89TIQHZas
🔗 Free TMD Toolkit for APTA Orthopedics members: https://www.orthopt.org/content/resources/resource-page/tmd-toolkit

10/31/2025

FINAL DAY! ⚡

Today is your last chance to get a FREE APTA Orthopedics–branded Owala stainless steel water bottle with Current Concepts of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, 5th Edition (while supplies last).

The most comprehensive orthopedic PT resource:

- 96 contact hours
- 12 evidence-based monographs
- Expert-authored content
- OCS exam prep

Don't wait → https://www.orthopt.org/course/31-2-current-concepts-of-physical-therapy-5th-edition

10/30/2025

From clinical reasoning to foot & ankle—Current Concepts has every region covered.

📖 12 Monographs: Clinical Reasoning | Cervical Spine | TMJ | Thoracic Spine | Shoulder | Elbow | Wrist & Hand | Lumbar Spine | Pelvic Girdle | Hip | Knee | Foot & Ankle

Each chapter: anatomy, biomechanics, evidence-based examination, diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention strategies.

Order by Oct. 31 → 96 CE hours + 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 (limited quantities available)

Your complete orthopedic resource → https://www.orthopt.org/course/31-2-current-concepts-of-physical-therapy-5th-edition

10/30/2025

💡 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹?

Catch the full recording of our discussion on the 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗧 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗧𝗠𝗗𝘀) — now available on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts!

In this session, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗲𝗵𝗹, 𝗣𝗧, 𝗣𝗵𝗗, 𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗧, 2024 Q3 Innovative Practice Award Winner, shares her toolkit designed to help PTs:
✨ Strengthen collaboration with dental professionals
✨ Deliver evidence-based, conservative TMD care
✨ Improve patient outcomes through better access and education

🎥 Watch now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ch89TIQHZas?si=2my_6xvQSj4d8__w
🎧 Or listen on your favorite podcast platform

🔗 Free TMD Toolkit for APTA Orthopedics Members: https://www.orthopt.org/content/resources/resource-page/tmd-toolkit

Join APTA Orthopedics for this informative town hall on the Orthopedic PT Toolkit for Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs), designed to help physical therapist...

10/29/2025

Ever wondered how dogs communicate pain? 🐶✨ When they give you permission, they tell you where it hurts or feels tight through body language. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗧" -> https://youtu.be/6Ib-C9XtQXc

Or listen where ever you get your podcasts!

10/29/2025

⏰ PT Month ends Oct. 31—so does this deal!

Order Current Concepts before midnight on Oct. 31 and receive a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 (while supplies last—order early to secure yours).

Why PTs love this course:

- Evidence-based content
- Cervical spine through foot & ankle
- OCS exam preparation
- Immediate clinical application

Time's almost up → https://www.orthopt.org/course/31-2-current-concepts-of-physical-therapy-5th-edition

10/28/2025

📰 From the October issue of Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice:

An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between the Central Sensitization Inventory and Pressure Pain Thresholds in Male Collegiate Athletes

Can preseason screening tools like the CSI help PTs identify central sensitization in athletes? This exploratory study 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗦𝗜 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀—and what it may mean for pain assessment in sports PT.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 → https://www.orthopt.org/content/publications/optp

Exclusive to APTA Orthopedics Members!

10/27/2025

Real patients. Real conditions. Real solutions.

𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴, 𝟧𝘵𝘩 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 goes beyond theory with case scenarios that challenge you to integrate knowledge and apply clinical reasoning to musculoskeletal conditions you see every day.

🔹 Evidence-based examination procedures
🔹 Psychosocial factors in pain management
🔹 Therapeutic alliance strategies
🔹 Diagnostic imaging interpretation

Order through Oct. 31 and receive a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 with your course (while supplies last).

Elevate your practice → https://www.orthopt.org/course/31-2-current-concepts-of-physical-therapy-5th-edition