APTA Orthopedics

01/30/2026

𝗣𝗧 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀—𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘.

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01/30/2026

We know practitioners are always so curious to see what’s new in Jane App Clinic Software, a practice management software and EMR.

Check out https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/5p6k1b to get the recording of their most recent webinar, What’s new this fall. We think you’ll like what you see. 👀

01/29/2026

New to CSM? Wondering how to navigate sessions, network effectively, and make the most of your experience? Step out of your comfort zone and start building connections now!

Watch the full video “𝗖𝗦𝗠 𝟭𝟬𝟭: 𝗔 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗧𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀” on YouTube -> https://youtu.be/X56WVnZxQfI

𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀.

01/28/2026

🎙 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗼𝗯 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹, 𝗣𝗧, 𝗗𝗣𝗧, 𝗙𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔

Dizziness after concussion? Cervical spine challenges? Learn from one of the leaders in orthopedic and vestibular PT.

In this episode of the Stanley Paris Webinar Series, Rob Landel—renowned clinician, educator, and co-author of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Post-Concussion Physical Therapy—shares practical strategies and insights from over 40 years of clinical experience.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:
- How to approach patients with post-concussion dizziness
- Evidence-based strategies for cervical spine dysfunction
- Key clinical pearls from Dr. Landel’s career

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g5thn2z-ro
🌐 Full series on our website: https://www.orthopt.org/webinars/stanley-paris-webinar-series
🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast platform

💡 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗧𝘀, while the full Stanley Paris Webinar Series is an 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁.

In the final episode of the Stanley Paris Webinar Series, hosted by APTA Orthopedics, Rob Landel, PT, DPT, OCS, FAPTA, reflects on a career dedicated to clin...

01/28/2026

ESPN’s Stephania Bell talks with Dr. James Bradley about his step-by-step rehab approach for posterior shoulder instability—and what PTs should know about guiding athletes back safely. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 "𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 | 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘆" 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 -> https://youtu.be/ieceBUbKpzw

𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀.

01/28/2026

PTs: Make a bigger impact in emergent care!

Physical therapists working in emergency and urgent care settings are linked to fewer medications and less imaging—improving patient outcomes and efficiency.

Learn how you can practice at the top of your license in our new course: 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀.


𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝟮𝟱% 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬


🔗 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: https://www.orthopt.org/course/35-2-physical-therapists-as-primary-care-provider

01/28/2026

🔥 𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗦𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Heading to Anaheim? Don’t miss these must-attend sessions curated by APTA Orthopedics—focused on tendinopathies, CRPS, and practical pain neuroscience strategies you can apply right away.

🧠 A Multi-Systemic Approach to Tendinopathies
⚠️ What Every Orthopedic Therapist Should Know about CRPS
🚶‍♀️ Blending Pain Neuroscience Education with Movement in PT

👉 Explore all Hot Topic Sessions & register: https://www.orthopt.org/content/events/csm-2026/csm-2026-hot-topics

01/27/2026

Got a research idea that could improve patient outcomes? Time is running out! Submit your 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻. 𝟯𝟬. To receive 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 $𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 for your orthopedic PT clinical study.

🔗𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄: https://www.orthopt.org/content/membership/aopt-grants/small-grant-program

01/26/2026

📰 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲:

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻: 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

Learn how thoracic spinal manipulation, combined with impairment-based interventions, led to immediate and sustained improvements in neurodynamic mobility and pain in patients with low back pain and radiating leg symptoms.

Read the full article in our latest issue → https://www.orthopt.org/content/publications/optp

𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘗𝘛𝘈 𝘖𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴!

01/25/2026

𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀?

Meet 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗖 — the State Payer Advocacy Resource Consortium.

SPARC helps physical therapists understand prior authorization, utilization management, and payment and reimbursement by state—so you can cut down on administrative burden and better advocate for fair compensation.

🔗 Learn more: https://sparc.apta.org/

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01/23/2026

🚨 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸’𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗣𝗚 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿?

Our January 15 live session on the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗽 𝗢𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 is now available to watch on YouTube.

Join CPG authors Thomas Koc, Keelan Enseki, and RobRoy Martin, hosted by Christopher Gnip, as they walk through how the updated guideline translates into real-world clinical decision-making—from examination and differential diagnosis to interventions and patient education.

If you treat patients with hip OA, this is a must-watch.

▶️ Watch the full recording now: https://youtu.be/LE7NRDrmXEI

This recorded live webinar explores the 2025 Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Hip Pain and Mobility Deficits—Hip Osteoarthritis, presented by APTA Ortho...

01/23/2026

A physical therapy student suffered from chronic wrist pain after multiple falls while skateboarding.

What treatments allowed him to return to gym exercises, driving, and physical therapy coursework without needing modifications?

Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injuries can be challenging to manage, but the right interventions can help patients regain full wrist function.

Read the full case report, 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆: 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, in the January issue of OPTP.

🔗: https://www.orthopt.org/content/publications/optp

𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘗𝘛𝘈 𝘖𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴!