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Delivery of Value-Based Physical Therapist Services

Oct 1, 2025/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Physical therapists embrace and are accountable for best practice standards to provide high‐quality services that promote value, and that all individuals have access to physical therapist services.

Early Mobilization Reduces The Risk of Adverse Event and Improves Function: Research on the Value of Physical Therapy

Apr 5, 2021/Open Access

Help stress the importance of early mobilization by sharing this research with hospital administrators and other health care professionals who work in acute care settings.

Rewiring the Brain to Ease Chronic Pain

May 1, 2019/Feature

Strategies for treating pain are evolving-and physical therapists are helping to lead the way.

Standing Rules of the American Physical Therapy Association

Aug 8, 2025/Policies & Bylaws

Standing Rules of the American Physical Therapy Association, adopted by the House of Delegates, are the administrative rules providing details and procedural guidance for carrying out the APTA Bylaws.

Financial Transparency of Physical Therapy Education Programs

Aug 20, 2020/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Supports collaboration among all physical therapy education stakeholders to achieve financial transparency.

Preferred Nomenclature for an Internationally Educated Physical Therapist

Jul 22, 2024/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Describes the association's position on the use of the terms internationally educated physical therapist and IEPT in its documents and publications.

Faster Therapy Start Decreases Risk for Future Opioid Use in Knee OA Patients

Aug 7, 2023/Review

Researchers found delayed treatment increased risks that ranged from 25% to 150% depending on timing of the first visit.

Coalition Led by APTA Pushes Congress to Repeal MPPR as Part of Medicare Payment Reform

Mar 18, 2026/News

A coalition of national rehabilitation and health care organizations is urging Congress to repeal the Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction policy. The outdated Medicare Part B payment policy, also known as MPPR, continues to undermine patient access to rehabilitation services and threaten the financial

Study: Pre- and Post-TKR Physical Therapy Lowers Odds of Long-Term Opioid Use

Nov 5, 2021/Review

A large-scale study found that the lowered odds are especially significant for "opioid-experienced" patients.

Try Phoning It In

Feb 1, 2016/Column

Seriously! It's great for wellness check-ins.