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APTA and You

APTA supports more than 100,000 member PTs, PTAs, and students.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest: What Every Person Should Know

Oct 3, 2019/Podcast

October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Month. It is also National Physical Therapy Month. In this episode of Move Forward Radio, we talk with Joe Farrell, PT, DPT, a physical therapist and survivor of sudden cardiac arrest, to learn what every person should know.

Operative Insights

Mar 1, 2015/Column

A lesson-filled recovery.

Dismantling the 'Industrial Medical Complex'

Sep 14, 2021/News

The 2021 Maley Lecture was a sobering look at what health care is getting wrong — and a hopeful call for PTs and PTAs to set things right.

Addressing Social Determinants of Health

Jul 1, 2019/Feature

Health is affected by far more than the presence or absence of health care. PTs and PTAs can help improve the health of populations by using a wide array of strategies.

Ankle Plantar Flexion Endurance Test

Jan 10, 2013/Test & Measure

Assesses plantar flexion endurance in weight bearing.

Falls Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT)

Oct 1, 2014/Test & Measure

This is a popular, moderately predictive, reliable and brief method of screening fall risk in subacute and residential aged care.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for the Physical Therapy Profession

APTA is curating critical advice from trusted sources such as the CDC and CMS in addition to developing resources to support you during the pandemic.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Functional Composite (MSFC)

Jan 5, 2024/Test & Measure

Measures limitations and unidimensionality of prior existing functional status outcomes such as the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS).

APTA's DEI Toolkit: 5 Takeaways on the Learning Journey

Apr 5, 2023/Perspective

APTA's DEI Toolkit can help you learn, develop, and engage around critical concepts.