APTA Orthopedics

11/28/2025

ESPN’s Stephania Bell talks with Dr. Jeffrey Dugas about new research showing strong outcomes for UCL repair—and what it means for athletes, rehab timelines, and clinical decision-making. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 "𝗨𝗖𝗟 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗧𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 | 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝘂𝗴𝗮𝘀" 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 -> https://youtu.be/NTuazGMQMjI

𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀.

11/27/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀! 🧡

Thank you to our members, volunteers, Board of Directors, and staff for your continued dedication. Together, we’re building a community that advances orthopedic physical therapy and improves the health of society.

Our office will be closed 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟳, and 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟴, in observance of the holiday.

Wishing you a safe, warm, and restorative Thanksgiving!

11/26/2025

Dr. Jeffrey Dugas breaks down the key differences between traditional UCL reconstruction and modern UCL repair—when each option makes sense, why tissue quality matters, and how recovery timelines compare. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 "𝗨𝗖𝗟 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗧𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 | 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝘂𝗴𝗮𝘀" 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 -> https://youtu.be/NTuazGMQMjI

𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀.

11/26/2025

Refresh your clinical skills with evidence-based insights into joint-, soft tissue-, and nerve-biased manual therapy. Learn practical techniques that improve patient outcomes — 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝟮𝟱% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

🔗𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘄: https://www.orthopt.org/course/31-3-mechanisms-of-manual-therapy-interventions

11/26/2025

11/26/2025

🎙 New Podcast Episode: UCL Repair vs. Reconstruction — What PTs Need to Know

ESPN’s Stephania Bell sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Dugas to break down the latest evidence and decision-making principles behind UCL repair and reconstruction—essential insights for any PT working with overhead athletes.

Top Takeaways:
- Clear criteria for when UCL repair is appropriate vs. when reconstruction remains the gold standard
- How tissue quality, tear pattern, and recovery timelines influence surgical decision-making
- Updated outcome data clinicians should understand when guiding athletes through rehab

🎧 Listen Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apta-orthopedics-podcasts-previously-ortho-static/id1733316822
📺 Watch the Full Episode: https://youtu.be/NTuazGMQMjI

11/25/2025

As a service to members, APTA Orthopedics is sharing this 𝟱-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 from a PT researcher studying how clinicians perceive and use preoperative strength training for ACL injuries. Participation is voluntary and anonymous.

Interested in contributing your perspective?
🔗 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆: https://nyit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eQzvJhhQ0Q8lJz0

11/25/2025

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆'𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀.

Exercise Patterns makes evidence-based prescription simple—from guideline-based selection to progressive programming to shareable patient plans.

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. Access your new benefit today.

🔗 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://www.orthopt.org/content/membership/access-physiou

11/25/2025

The Achilles isn’t just a physical injury—it’s a mental hurdle too. 🦶💪

In this clip, Heather Milligan, PT, OCS, SCS, explains how using biofeedback in early rehab helps athletes recruit muscle fibers, track progress, and gain confidence as they slowly load their Achilles.

🎥 Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/KAjGoIbB_DU
🎧 Or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

11/24/2025

🎙 New Episode: Managing Posterior Instability in Sports Medicine
ESPN’s Stephania Bell talks with Dr. James Bradley about what PTs need to know when treating posterior shoulder instability in athletes.

Key takeaways:
- Why posterior instability is more common than we once thought
- How surgical techniques and fixation methods have evolved
- Rehab milestones using the “build the house” framework

📺 Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/ieceBUbKpzw
🎧 Listen Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apta-orthopedics-podcasts-previously-ortho-static/id1733316822

11/24/2025

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗦𝗞 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.

The MSK Decision Tree — developed in collaboration with PhysioU — helps you quickly organize findings, narrow your diagnosis, and choose the right care pathway using CPG-based decision support.

Exclusive with your APTA Orthopedics membership.

🔗 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://www.orthopt.org/content/membership/access-physiou

11/24/2025