By using this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies. To find out more visit our privacy policy.
Includes articles, courses, and CPGs. Unlimited access for APTA members.
Aug 1, 2022/Column
A ride home from a high school dance launched a life-long romance — and physical therapy career.
Sep 21, 2021/Test & Measure
The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) contains 3 components: Balance test, Gait Speed test, and Chair Stand test. These components are useful for a physical therapist (PT) to evaluate the functional mobility of an older adult’s lower extremities.
Nov 18, 2019/Perspective
It never occurred to me what a good opportunity going to NSC would be.
Jan 29, 2015/Clinical Summary
PTs conduct examinations and design treatment programs to help people safely return to activity and sport.
PTPAC is a mechanism through which the physical therapy profession channels financial and grassroots support to congressional candidates who are responsive to the profession's goals and viewpoints.
Oct 19, 2014/Test & Measure
Test of dynamic balance that clinically assesses the person's ability to step over objects forward, sideways, and backwards.
Dec 29, 2013/Clinical Summary
PTs improve quality of life for people with DS by helping them increase their motor skills, muscle strength, and joint stability; incorporate healthy lifestyle habits; enhance participation in life activities; and prevent complications of DS.
Nov 1, 2021/Test & Measure
The 2-Minute Step Test (2MST) is used to assess aerobic endurance and functional fitness originally
Jan 2, 2025/News
Here are five of the most popular articles viewed by your peers in 2024.
Aug 19, 2025/Position Paper
The American Physical Therapy Association strongly supports the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act (H.R. 3183 / S. 668). This legislation would establish an Office of Falls Prevention within the Veterans Health Administration, tasked with preemptively identifying and treating veterans at risk of falling. The