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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.

Pediatric Physical Therapy Resources for Educators

Use these resources to help your students expand their understanding of pediatric physical therapy.

Home Health Resources for Educators

Use these resources to help your students expand their understanding of home health physical therapy.

Evidence-Based Practice and Research Resources for Educators

Use these resources to help your students to begin their understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice and research.

HOSA Physical Therapy Mentor Request Form

APTA is invested in the future of the physical therapy profession. One of the most important facets of that investment is our relationship with HOSA—Future Health Professionals. We're honored to work with HOSA and its locally based advisors to nurture and inspire students interested in health professions

Position Paper: The Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

Jul 16, 2021/Position Paper

APTA supports the Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the Department of Health and Human Services to provide evidence-based physical activity recommendations for the general public.

Take It From the TOPS Study

Dec 1, 2022/Feature

Medicare data shows that physical therapy of needed intensity improves functionality and saves money across post-acute care settings.

PTAs Harness the Power of Lifelong Relationships

Sep 1, 2022/Feature

More than two decades ago, a group of physical therapist assistants helped guide a big change at APTA. In the process they did something even more important — they became lifelong colleagues and friends as the "Barefoot Gang."

Understanding Long COVID From a PT Perspective

Dec 1, 2022/Feature

Physical therapists are ideally suited to help people who are experiencing lingering effects of COVID-19.

Weighty Matters: Physical Therapy and GLP-1 Medications

Aug 1, 2025/Feature

What PTs need to know about working with patients taking glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists.