HeyJaredThe PT Assistants
Podcast geared towards Physical Therapist Assistants. Where we share our experience and knowledge that we have gathered during our time as PTAs and wanted to pay it forward to help grow the PTA community.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Sep 8, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 14, 2026
Latest episodes
Your PT left. Now What Happens to your Skills? (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Laura's lymphedema specialist left — and the company isn't replacing her. That one moment opened up a bigger question: do PTA skills actually belong to us, or are they on loan from whoever's supervising us? This week, Ken and Laura work through the difference between learning from a PT and being limited by one. They talk about the new grad mindset that keeps PTAs dependent longer than they need to be, what clinical independence actually looks like in home health versus outpatient, and the skills
After Discharge, the Hospital's Clock Doesn't Stop (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Sign up for our free PTA resource library: https://the-pt-assistants.kit.com/b1f41f6a09 Heads up: Since recording, CMS finalized CJR-X with a start date of January 1, 2028 (not October 2027), and a new proposed rule would restrict RTM billing to direct employees only — limiting the third-party model we discussed. The core concepts and career implications still apply. See the links below for the latest. RTM and CJR-X — two policy changes most PTAs haven't heard of. Ken and Laura break down what t
Your License Doesn't Follow You Into That Waiting Room (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Sign up to stay in the know for everything PTA related: https://the-pt-assistants.kit.com/b1f41f6a09 What happens when the healthcare knowledge you've built your career on can't protect the people you love most? In this episode, Laura shares what happened when her brother-in-law was critically injured in a car accident — and what it actually felt like to be a PTA in the waiting room. Ken adds his own experience navigating care as a new parent. Together they unpack the emotional challenge of sepa
Is Manual Therapy Dead? What the 2026 Research Actually Says (opens the original)
Read excerpt
📬 Stay up to date with new episodes → https://the-pt-assistants.kit.com/b1f41f6a09 PT practice has shifted in the last five years — from the heavy manual era, through the exercise revolution, to where we are now. In this episode, Ken and Laura break down what actually changed, what the JOSPT's June 2026 research means for how we justify our treatment choices, and what's coming next. Manual didn't lose. Exercise didn't win. The research says use your judgment — and we talk about what that looks l
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.