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Information for Media

APTA's public relations staff respond to media requests and connect reporters with APTA staff and physical therapy spokespersons, as appropriate.

Position on Research

Oct 1, 2025/Policies & Bylaws

House position: APTA supports rigorous scientific inquiry as an essential requisite for developing and advancing the physical therapy profession.

Physical Therapy Documentation Reform

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.

APTA Lecture Series Returns With Focus on Lower Extremity Tendinopathy

Jun 29, 2022/News

One of the country's leading PT researchers on the condition will provide case-based insights.

Physical Therapy's Voice in Key Quality Measurement, Coding Groups Grows

Sep 29, 2023/News

APTA members are informing key decisions in a rapidly evolving area of health care regulation.

Achilles Tendon Palpation Test

Jan 10, 2013/Test & Measure

Used to determine the presence or absence of Achilles tendinopathy.

Funding Resources for Research Related to Clinical Productivity

Sep 19, 2023/Resource

APTA has Identified these potential funding sources for members who wish to conduct needed research on physical therapy clinical productivity.

Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction

Dec 11, 2019/Article

MPPR is a payment policy designed to avoid duplicate payment for practice expenses when multiple procedures to the same patient on the same date of service.

Why Isn't Postpartum Physical Therapy Standard Practice? It Should Be

May 9, 2022/Perspective

This is when physical therapy can have a strong impact — during a time of healing, hormonal shifts, and altered body mechanics.

Viewpoints: March 2024

Mar 1, 2024/Column

A Second Opinion for a Second Chance