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APTA is the trusted leader for the physical therapy profession, representing more than 100,000 PTs, PTAs, and physical therapy students.

What Your Peers Have to Say About Why They Love Physical Therapy

Oct 5, 2022/Roundup

Celebrate National Physical Therapy Month with these stories from members about what locked in their love for the profession.

APTA Helps Shape Bill Supporting Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in Medicaid

Jul 8, 2022/News

A bipartisan bill in the House would direct HHS to ramp up education on pelvic health and physical therapy for postpartum individuals.

APTA Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy: Physical Therapy Management of Older Adults With Hip Fracture (CPG+)

Feb 1, 2021/CPG

Provides evidence-based recommendations for physical therapy diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and assessment of outcome in adults with hip fracture.

A Fresh Look at Specialist Certification Opportunities

May 27, 2021/News

The revamped APTA Specialist Certification website makes it easy to explore the possibilities for career growth governed by ABPTS.

Payment Cuts and PTA Differential: Act (and Learn)

Aug 27, 2021/Roundup

Join us on social media for a #FightTheCut rally Sept. 1. In the meantime, here are six ways to better understand what we're fighting.

Outstanding Physical Therapist Fellow Award

This award honors recent fellowship graduates in order to recognize the intrinsic value of post-professional training and thereby promote and provide for the development and accreditation of fellowship education programs in physical therapy.

Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills (PASS)

Jul 30, 2019/Test & Measure

PASS is a client-centered, performance-based, criterion-referenced observational outcome measure that examines the patient’s and client’s ability to function safely and independently in the community. The tool assesses performance of functional mobility skills, basic activities of daily living (ADLs),

Study: Use of Nonopioid Pain Treatment Rises Significantly From 2011 to 2019

Nov 10, 2022/Review

Physical and occupational therapy made significant gains in prevalence for both chronic and post-surgery pain treatment.

Study: Exercise-Based Intervention Could Reduce Disability Rates in Frail Adults

Jun 8, 2022/Review

Is mobility disability an inevitable part of aging for adults with frailty and sarcopenia? Maybe not, researchers say.