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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.

World Confederation For Physical Therapy/World Physiotherapy

Nov 1, 2021/Policies & Bylaws

Board policy: Describes the role the association and its members will have with the World Confederation for Physical Therapy/World Physiotherapy.

The X-Ray Showed a Bird

Aug 6, 2018/Perspective

I found myself nodding in agreement and thinking, "I hadn't thought of it like that."

Where Do You Want to Practice?

Oct 1, 2018/Feature

Every state has much to offer physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. It may be quality of life. Employment opportunities. Regulatory and business friendliness. Or any of dozens of other features. Where you decide to practice depends on which factors mean the most to you. Here is PT in

What You Should Know About the Patient-Driven Payment Model for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Jan 1, 2020/Article

The PDPM is not intended to be used to make treatment or staffing decisions that reduce or compromise patient care.

Resources for PTAs

APTA has resources and information to support PTAs.

Numbers Show Impressive Consumer Reach During National Physical Therapy Month

Nov 8, 2023/Article

Downloads, viewers, impressions, placements, and more: See how APTA and our members got the word out on the value of physical therapy.

PTJ Author Interview: Evaluating the Potential of Large Language Models

Apr 9, 2025/Podcast

Interested in how large language models compare against clinicians? Listen as Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Yael Arbel, PT, MHA, Yoav Gimmon, PT, PhD, and Liora Shmueli, PhD, about their recently published study, which tested the performance of ChatGPT and Google Gemini against

Physical Therapist Practice and the Movement System

Aug 1, 2015/White Paper

This 2015 white paper examines the implications of the movement system on practice, education, and research.

Interventions Performed Exclusively By Physical Therapists

Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Physical therapists' practice responsibility includes all elements of patient and client management: examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and outcomes.