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APTA Sets Forward-Looking Research Agenda

Sep 20, 2023/Article

The agenda outlines research priorities vital to advancing the profession.

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.

Terminology for Communication About People With Disabilities

Jul 22, 2024/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Physical therapy practitioners have an obligation to provide nonjudgmental care to all people who need it.

A Road Map for the Future: Breaking Down the APTA Strategic Framework for 2030

Mar 3, 2026/Podcast

Listening Time — 23:53 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify APTA President Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD, is joined by three fellow members of the APTA Board of Directors to discuss APTA’s Strategic Framework for 2030. They offer details about the three interconnected priorities that APTA

Inclusion of Ethical Standards in Regulatory Documents

Jul 27, 2012/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Describes the association's position on the inclusion of recognized ethical standards of the profession in practice acts and/or rules and regulations in all jurisdictions.

Functional Axial Rotation (FAR)

Jan 16, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures axial motion (neck, trunk, spine); assesses functional use of available spinal motion, combined with visual ability.

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).

Physical Therapist Assistant Median Income

May 1, 2018/Resource

Salary data for PTAs by geographic region, employment setting, years of experience, highest earned academic degree, and sex.

Planning for the Future of Clinical Education

Jun 1, 2019/Feature

APTA, the Academy of Physical Therapy Education, and the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy are collaborating through the Educational Leadership Partnership to reshape physical therapy clinical education.

APTA Advocates Against Anthem's Policy for Reporting Timed Units

Jul 9, 2025/News

APTA urges the insurer to revise the policy and has created a template letter for members to add their voices to the advocacy effort.