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APTA Adopts New Code of Ethics for Physical Therapy Profession

Nov 25, 2025/News

On July 14, 2025, the APTA House of Delegates officially adopted The Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession. This updated Code combines into one document the current Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist with the Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant.

Leadership Congress Speakers Stress the Humanity in Innovation

Nov 1, 2023/Feature

Presenters focused on the role that PTs can play in leading-edge human rehabilitation.

I’m Living With the Uncertainty of Long COVID. Connecting With Others Is Critical

Mar 15, 2021/Perspective

Here's what it's been like for me.

It Can Happen Anywhere: Protecting Your Workplace From Public Safety Threats

Feb 1, 2019/Article

The number of violent events in the workplace seems ever more prevalent. How can PTs and PTAs best protect themselves and their patients?

Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index, Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (ODI, ODQ)

May 16, 2019/Test & Measure

Measures disability and quality of life in individuals with low back pain (LBP).

Hand Held Myometry/Dynamometry

Mar 1, 2025/Test & Measure

Hand Held Myometry/Dynamometry

Fee Schedule Advocacy, Part II: Get Ready, Congress

Sep 24, 2021/News

On the heels of APTA's successful grassroots effort aimed at CMS, we're focusing attention on Capitol Hill.

6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) (applied to patients who have had lower extremity total joint replacement)

Aug 7, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures a patient's functional capacity by recording the distance ambulated during a 6 min duration.

The Future of Value-Based Pay for Physical Therapy

Jul 1, 2024/Feature

APTA has the resources you need to understand the changes to CMS' Quality Payment Program.

Quick Guide to the Three Levels of Physical Therapy Evaluation

Jan 1, 2017/Infographic

Three new codes—97161, 97162, and 97163—replace the single 97001 CPT code for physical therapy evaluation