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APTA Capitol Hill Day: 300+ Meetings Focused on the Value of Physical Therapy

May 3, 2024/News

A highly successful APTA Capitol Hill Day that brought 230 physical therapy advocates to Washington, D.C., April 14-16.

Education Dept. Opens Up More Loan Forgiveness Possibilities

May 26, 2022/News

The new reforms are aimed at increasing access to income-driven and public service programs.

Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Movement Disorders Society (MDS) Modified Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS)

Mar 31, 2018/Test & Measure

Used for patients diagnosed with idiopathic PD of any stage, according to the Hoehn and Yahr Staging Scale (H&Y).

Final Spending Bill Falls Short in Offsetting Fee Schedule Cuts

Dec 20, 2022/News

The omnibus package provides insufficient relief, but it does include several wins for the profession in other areas.

Motions for the 2024 House

The House of Delegates is an APTA policymaking body that comprises voting delegates and nonvoting delegates. The House meets annually, making decisions on issues that may have far-reaching implications for the association and for the profession of physical therapy. Listed below are the motions for the

CMS Launches Models for Chronic Care Management and Lifestyle Interventions

Jan 5, 2026/News

APTA attends ACCESS model launch and highlights opportunities for PTs in both ACCESS and MAHA ELEVATE models.

Physical Therapy and Brain Injury

Mar 4, 2022/Roundup

For National Brain Injury Awareness Month, five APTA resources and a roundup of recent research.

Movement System Management

The movement system is the integration of body systems that generate and maintain movement at all levels of bodily function.

APTA Pelvic Health: Rehabilitation Interventions for Urgency Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Urgency, and/or Urinary Frequency in Adult Women (CPG+)

Oct 1, 2023/CPG

This guideline summarizes the evidence related to rehabilitation interventions specific to urgency urinary incontinence, urinary urgency, and/or urinary frequency.

APTA Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy: Clinical Practice Guideline to Improve Locomotor Function Following Chronic Stroke, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, and Brain Injury (CPG+)

Jan 1, 2020/CPG

Suggests that task-specific walking training should be performed to improve walking speed and distance in those with acute-onset CNS injury although only at higher intensities or with augmented feedback.