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Jun 3, 2015/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Outlines management of the movement system.
Oct 1, 2025/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Physical therapist management may prevent the need for or reduce the use of medications. Physical therapist management includes counseling patients and clients on the need for, and the benefits and risks of, medication, and supplements.
Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws
House position: APTA recognizes that inappropriate or indiscriminate use of physical and chemical restraints across the life span is harmful to the quality of life of patients and clients.
Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Physical therapist and physical therapist assistants in safe patient handling and mobility.
Oct 1, 2013/Policies & Bylaws
House position: APTA shall pursue documentation standards that focus primarily on clinical reasoning and decision making in the provision of physical therapist services.
Aug 7, 2012/Policies & Bylaws
House position: APTA supports the provision of physical therapy services to children with special needs.
House standard: The physical therapy profession is committed to transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.
House position: Experiential learning focused on development and application of patient‐ and client‐centered skills and behaviors is a crucial component of the education of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
House position: Physical therapy aides are any support personnel who perform designated tasks related to the operation of the physical therapy service.
Feb 1, 2016/Feature
There's growing evidence that adding a "p" to rehabilitation improves patient outcomes pre- and postsurgery and following cancer treatments-and saves money, too.
