APTA Orthopedics

APTA Orthopedics The largest section of the APTA, empowering our members to excel in orthopedic physical therapy. Formerly AOPT.

We are the largest and one of the fastest growing Academies of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). APTA Orthopedics leads the physical therapy field in research, practice and education so that members deliver care that is evidenceโ€based, innovative, and effective. Our Mission is to empower members to excel in orthopedic physical therapy. Our Vision is to be a world leader in providing resources to optimize movement and musculoskeletal health.

๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ IT'S FREE PRINT WEEK โ€” starting today!From March ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ, APTA Orthopedics members can ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜-๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ...
03/17/2026

๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ IT'S FREE PRINT WEEK โ€” starting today!

From March ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ, APTA Orthopedics members can ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜-๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ†’ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜†.

๐Ÿ“— ๐˜Š๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜บ, ๐Ÿง๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜Œ๐˜ฅ
๐Ÿฅ ๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐Ÿฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Œ๐˜ฅ
๐ŸŽ—๏ธ ๐˜–๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ

Use code ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง at checkout. Members only. Offer ends Friday.

๐Ÿ”— Shop Courses: https://www.orthopt.org/content/education/independent-study-courses/browse-available-courses

03/14/2026

๐˜œ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Bruno Steiner, PT, DPT, LMT, RMSK, Chair of ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—” ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€โ€™ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, shares why now is the perfect time to get involved, advocate, and expand your skills in imaging.

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ? Join our Imaging Community to connect with peers, attend webinars, and stay at the forefront of imaging in PT.

โžก Join today: https://www.orthopt.org/content/special-interest-groups/imaging

Licensed PTs โ€“ share your insights on ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜-๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผs in a ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜†! Your input will...
03/13/2026

Licensed PTs โ€“ share your insights on ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜-๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผs in a ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜†! Your input will help inform PT education, practice, and research.

๐Ÿ”— https://jamestown.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_88lJCMkfTZGIvpI

Can you explain the pathoanatomy of adhesive capsulitis to your patients in a way they truly understand?Our Interactive ...
03/13/2026

Can you explain the pathoanatomy of adhesive capsulitis to your patients in a way they truly understand?

Our Interactive CPG courses include visual education tools that help you:

โœ… Understand underlying pathology
โœ… Communicate effectively with patients
โœ… Guide clinical decision-making

This pathoanatomical comparison is from our Adhesive Capsulitis moduleโ€”one of 4 shoulder/upper extremity CPGs available.

Better understanding = better outcomes.

22 CPG modules | Up to 11 contact hours | FREE for members

Start Learning: https://www.orthopt.org/course/2025-cpg1-interactive-clinical-practice-guidelines

๐Ÿ“š Help us celebrate Brent Harper, PT, MPT, DPT, DSc, CSCS, OCS, FAAOMPT, recipient of the 2026 James A. Gould Excellence...
03/13/2026

๐Ÿ“š Help us celebrate Brent Harper, PT, MPT, DPT, DSc, CSCS, OCS, FAAOMPT, recipient of the 2026 James A. Gould Excellence in Teaching Orthopedic Physical Therapy Award. His dedication to orthopedic education and concussion research is shaping the next generation of clinicians.

Learn more about our 2026 Award Winners: https://www.orthopt.org/content/events/csm-2026/award-recipients

Nominate a colleague for a 2027 APTA Orthopedics Award by July 1! Learn more and submit your nomination here: https://www.orthopt.org/content/membership/awards

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—” ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—น ๐—›๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿ—“ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿตโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐Ÿ“ Washington, DCJoin physical therapy professionals and...
03/12/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—” ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—น ๐—›๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

๐Ÿ—“ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿตโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐Ÿ“ Washington, DC

Join physical therapy professionals and students from across the country to advocate for our patients and profession during ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—” ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—น ๐—›๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†. This impactful event includes advocacy training and meetings with members of Congressโ€”right on Capitol Hill.

Showing up matters. Make your voice heard in 2026.

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—ฃ โ†’ https://www.orthopt.org/content/publications/optp

Is your CPG knowledge certificate-worthy? Swipe to find out ๐Ÿ‘‰Prove your mastery of Clinical Practice Guidelines and earn...
03/11/2026

Is your CPG knowledge certificate-worthy? Swipe to find out ๐Ÿ‘‰

Prove your mastery of Clinical Practice Guidelines and earn a Certificate of Achievement โ€” formal recognition for the evidence-based expertise you bring to patients every day.

โœ… Members: $100 | Non-Members: $250
โœ… 50 open-book questions | 48 hours to complete
โœ… Certificate of Achievement awarded upon passing

Register today โ†’ https://www.orthopt.org/course/35-4-apta-orthopedics-clinical-practice-guidelines-certificate-cpgc-exam

03/10/2026

Clinical rotations shape more than skillsโ€”they shape clinicians.

Peyton Groft, PT student at the University of South Dakota and coauthor of The Student Scope in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice, shares how hands-on learning and high-quality mentorship have been essential in her growth as a developing clinician. A meaningful reflection on the people and experiences that make the journey possible.

๐Ÿ“– Read The Student Scope in the January OPTP issue: https://www.orthopt.org/content/publications/optp

๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ˆ๐˜—๐˜›๐˜ˆ ๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด

Physical therapists in outpatient settings โ€“ your insights matter! Participate in a brief ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ-๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜† on ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ...
03/10/2026

Physical therapists in outpatient settings โ€“ your insights matter! Participate in a brief ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ-๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜† on ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. Your responses are anonymous and will help shape PT care practices.

๐Ÿ”— https://gvsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_50vkaactxxP0XIy

๐Ÿšจ ONE WEEK LEFT to Submit!Don't miss your chance to present at our inaugural APTA Orthopedics Virtual Conference 2026!We...
03/09/2026

๐Ÿšจ ONE WEEK LEFT to Submit!

Don't miss your chance to present at our inaugural APTA Orthopedics Virtual Conference 2026!

We're seeking:
โœ”๏ธ 90-min sessions
โœ”๏ธ 30-min micro-learning
โœ”๏ธ Poster presentations

๐Ÿ’ฌ "A great conference should change what we do on Monday morning. Looking forward to the research and clinical conversations shaping orthopedic physical therapy."
โ€” Derrick Sueki, PT, DPT, PhD, APTA Orthopedics Board Director

โฐ Deadline: Monday, March 16
๐Ÿ“… Conference: Saturday, June 27

๐Ÿ”— Submit now: https://www.orthopt.org/news/call-for-speakers-abstracts-apta-orthopedics-virtual-conference-2026

Are you a ๐—ฃ๐—ง ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜-๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜-๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ looking to launch your research career?T...
03/09/2026

Are you a ๐—ฃ๐—ง ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜-๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜-๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ looking to launch your research career?

The ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—” ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ provides ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ผ $๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ,๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ to support:
โœ… Protected research time and salary support
โœ… Mentorship from an experienced clinician-scientist
โœ… Growth toward becoming an independent clinician-scientist

๐Ÿ“… ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ: March 15, 2026
๐Ÿ”— ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„: https://www.orthopt.org/content/membership/aopt-grants/small-grant-program

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป-๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ง!

03/07/2026

๐—›๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ข๐—” ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—”๐—œ? ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ.

In this clip from ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜’๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ?, 2025 Hip OA CPG authors break down why differentiating femoroacetabular impingement from hip osteoarthritis can be especially challenging in patients ages 45โ€“60โ€”and how untreated FAI can progress to OA.

๐Ÿ”— Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BJsHwuqwAkg
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