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Monday, January 13, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Jacob McPherson on WIVB’s Wake Up! Weekend Show »
Monday, February 26, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) New York’s Physical Therapy Assistants Elevated to Licensed Professionals » Albany, NY (February 20, 2024) – In 2022, at the behest of the New York Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Associa...
Thursday, September 23, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) NYPTA President Peggy Lynam, PT, DPT Has Great News to Share! » I am excited to formally announce that we are changing our chapter's name! In order to fully align with APTA's n...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 (3 Comments - view/add) David Faccini, Jr, PTA Receives the Emerging Leader Award » The APTA Board of Directors announced that David was selected by the New York Chapter as a 20...
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) NYPTA Now Accepting Participants for Opioid Speakers Bureau » NYPTA is now accepting participants for an Opioid Speakers Bureau. The purpose of this group is to enhance the knowledge b...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congratulations to the 2017 winner of the Golden Goniometer Award! » Congratulations to the 2017 winner of the Golden Goniometer Award! Congratulations to Greater New York...
Thursday, October 6, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) NY Students Appear on Good Morning America » Our New York Students, lead by the NYS Core Ambassador Joseph Lipsky, have done it again! This morning t...
Friday, September 16, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) New York Students Highlight #ChoosePT Campaign on National TV » APTA's Student Core Ambassador for New York lead the charge to bring the #ChoosePT campaign into the national spotl...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) The US Olympic Training Center: Behind the Scenes with Physical Therapist Scott Weiss » Scott Weiss is a member of the NYPTA and a long-time volunteer with the United States Olympic Committee. Over the last 16...
Friday, September 9, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Older Adults Have the Power to Prevent a Fall » The New York Physical Therapy Association celebrates National Falls Prevention Awareness Day by supporting a...
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC - A CALL TO ACTION FOR NYPTA MEMBERS! » THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC – A CALL TO ACTION FOR NYPTA MEMBERS! America is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. Opioi...
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Conclusion of Rio 2016 is Just the Beginning for Olympic Volunteer Physical Therapist Jeremy Crow » Upon conclusion of the 2016 Rio Olympics, NYPTA Member Jeremy Crow took time to share the full impact of his experience as...
Friday, August 12, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) A Lifelong Dream Accomplished for Olympic Physical Therapist Jeremy Crow » On Day 7 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, NYPTA Member Jeremy Crow shares his experience so far as a physical therapist for...
Friday, June 10, 2016 (1 Comment - view/add) NYPTA Member Jake McPherson selected by Buffalo's Business First as a "30 Under 30" Honoree » Congratulations to our very own Jake McPherson, who was honored as a member of Buffalo's Business First, "30 Under 30". Ja...
Thursday, March 3, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Brendan Sullivan Named Medical Honoree of Arthritis Foundation’s 2016 Walk to Cure Arthritis » Brendan Sullivan Named Medical Honoree of Arthritis Foundation’s 2016 Walk to Cure Arthritis...
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) NYPTA Chapter Office is Moving » As you may know, the New York Physical Therapy Association has purchased a new Chapter Office building and moving day is a...
Monday, November 2, 2015 (1 Comment - view/add) NYPTA Purchases a Building » After considerable deliberation of an idea that has been explored several times over the last 30 years, the New York Physi...
Monday, July 20, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Roslyn Sofer wins 2015 Dr. Marilyn Moffat Award » Roslyn Sofer, a Forest Hills resident and assistant professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the Touro Colle...
Thursday, April 16, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Hurt Back? NYPTA Member Adrian Miranda Explains how Physical Therapy Can Help » Are you part of the 52 percent? According to the American Nurse Association, 52 percent of nurses report experiencing...
Friday, March 13, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) NYPTA PRESIDENT ON 'ASK THE DOCTOR' » Watch NYPTA President Mike Mattia as a guest on the TV Show "Ask the Doctor"
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Article published using NYPTA Expert on Call list » The NYPTA Chapter staff have been using on-line software, OutMarket, to help get the profession of physical therapy some...
Thursday, August 21, 2014 Calling NYPTA Members! » A reporter for the publication PT In Motion is looking for help from NYPTA Members! For a column called The Fu...
Friday, August 15, 2014 Letter to the Editor of Journal News » Letter to the Editor of Journal News Dear Editor: The August 7, 2014 article written by Cara Matthews title...
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Continuing education partnership » The New York Physical Therapy Association (NYPTA) and Allied Health Education are pleased to announce a continuing educati...
Monday, August 4, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) NYPTA partners with the Retail Council of New York State to offer a new Members-only Benefit » Low-cost credit card processing NYPTA members have access to a low-cost Credit Card Processing Program through the Ret...
Monday, August 4, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) 2014 APTA Emerging Leader Award recipient for New York announced » Our warmest congratulations go out to Jake McPherson, NYPTA Western District Director and Chair of the Advisory Panel on L...
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 (2 Comments - view/add) Hyland Elected to the APTA Board of Directors » Matt Hyland, PT, PhD, MPA was elected to the APTA Board of Directors on Monday, June 9 th during the House of Delegates...
Thursday, May 29, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) NYPTA Election Results » At the May 3 Delegate Assembly, delegates elected a new president, vice president, chief delegate and nominating committee...
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