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ADVANCE Perspective: Physical Therapy

Infringement?

Published March 10, 2008 11:36 AM by Brian Ferrie

Possible infringement by other professions is one of the most important issues facing physical therapy today. This issue has been highlighted by the recent lawsuit filed against APTA by the NATA.

The APTA Website states, "The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) on February 1, 2008, filed a lawsuit against APTA and the Orthopaedic Section, APTA, Inc. in the U.S. District Court in Dallas. The complaint alleges that the APTA and the Section have violated the antitrust laws by seeking to deny athletic trainers (ATCs) access to the market for manual therapy and by coercing physical therapists to refrain from educating ATCs in certain techniques. APTA's counsel is currently reviewing the complaint. APTA believes that the NATA lawsuit is wholly without merit."

The link below details the sequence of events that has taken place, according to APTA. What are your thoughts about these developments?

 http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=45981
posted by Brian Ferrie

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The "Rush" gym in my town advertises PT sessions. When I asked if they had a PT on staff ( expecting the answer I got!), they looked at me like I had 2 heads. I'm no longer a member there and this is one of the reasons. The APTA has so much on it's plate, but this infringement is a big issue to be taken very seriously. Athletic trainers need to be taught THEIR place and gyms need to stop using our very hard earned credentials to try to fool the public at our profession's expense!
Jeanne March 11, 2008 6:17 PM

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