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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 evidence‐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.

11/21/2025

📰 Featured in the October issue of Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice:

A Multimodal Approach to Manage Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

Discover evidence-based strategies combining movement, manual therapy, and patient education to improve outcomes for this challenging condition.

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

Exclusive to APTA Orthopedics Members!

11/21/2025

🎧 “Every interaction matters — from the lights to the front desk.”

Chad Cook, PT, PhD, FAPTA, explains how contextual factors — everything from the office environment to how you communicate — influence patient outcomes. Building a strong therapeutic alliance is key to optimizing recovery.

Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
➡️ https://youtu.be/ZK9xuYVyvPI

11/20/2025

Cleared to play doesn’t always mean ready to perform. 🏈💪

In our latest podcast episode, ESPN’s Stephania Bell, PT, OCS Emeritus, CSCS, sits down with Heather Milligan, PT, OCS, SCS, to break down the real meaning behind “return to play” — and why true readiness goes beyond medical clearance.

🎥 Watch now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KAjGoIbB_DU
🎧 Or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

11/20/2025

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴. Start 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 a top-tier PT Residency or Fellowship program. 🌱

SWIPE to see how APTA Orthopedics' full-day Preconference Course—𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻—will help your program at ANY STAGE achieve excellence.

Join expert Program Directors for a full day of presentations, interactive components, and roundtable discussions.

📅 Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026📍APTA CSM

Secure the future of your program.

Register now! 🔗 https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2026/meetingapp.cgi/Session/23930

11/20/2025

Your Clinical Practice Guidelines just became actionable. ✅

PhysioU Exercise Patterns puts CPG recommendations into practice with 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁-𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

This 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿-𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 is ready for you.

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

11/19/2025

📢 We’re Looking for Mentors & Mentees!

Join our 6-month formal mentorship program and be part of something bigger:
✅ Mentors: Share your expertise, grow as a leader, and inspire future PTs
✅ Mentees: Gain guidance, build confidence, and grow your professional network

📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗰. 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
🔗 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.orthopt.org/content/membership/mentorship-program

11/19/2025

✅ Authored by seasoned clinicians, the 5th edition offers comprehensive, evidence-based reviews of every major joint/region. A must-have for every orthopedic PT.

👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: https://www.orthopt.org/course/31-2-current-concepts-of-physical-therapy-5th-edition

11/19/2025

🎙 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻-𝘁𝗼-𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆

ESPN's Stephania Bell, PT, OCS Emeritus, CSCS, sits down with Heather Milligan, PT, OCS, SCS, to dive into practical strategies that help Physical Therapists guide athletes of all levels—elite to everyday—safely back to sport.

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝗣𝗧𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:
- Progression & clinical reasoning strategies
- Affordable, objective testing tools
- Return-to-sport benchmarks
- Keys to effective PT–surgeon communication
- How to manage demands of elite vs. general patient populations
- Real clinical cases and lessons learned

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KAjGoIbB_DU?si=Wup_M3EU5y8kUdL1
🎧 Or listen wherever you get your podcasts

11/19/2025

APTA Orthopedics is excited to partner with PhysioU to bring you the MSK Decision Tree — an interactive, 𝗖𝗣𝗚-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Built for PTs in the clinic, classroom, or on the go.

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

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

11/18/2025

Our study with college athletes shows no link between the two. So, if you're screening athletes, don’t rely solely on the inventory—pressure pain threshold testing is still key. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗣 '𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀' -> https://www.orthopt.org/newsletter/volume-37-number-4

11/18/2025

🎧 “𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳.”

In this clip from the Did You Know? podcast, Chad Cook, PT, PhD, FAPTA, explains why not every patient responds the same way — even with your best care. Understanding patient recovery trajectories is key to effective, individualized treatment.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀!
➡️ https://youtu.be/ZK9xuYVyvPI

11/18/2025

PTs know recovery is a team effort—and caregivers are at the heart of it. Thank you for the support, compassion, and encouragement you provide every step of the way.

Address

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La Crosse, WI
54601

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Wednesday	7:30am - 4pm
Thursday	7:30am - 4pm
Friday	7:30am - 4pm

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http://www.orthopt.org/

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