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Jul 22, 2024/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes APTA's position on referral to physical therapy.
Oct 4, 2023/Policies & Bylaws
House position: The American Physical Therapy Association supports the recognition of physical therapists who have attained voluntary specialization of practice.
Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
House position: APTA supports the following levels of supervision within the context of physical therapist practice.
Apr 26, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
Board policy: The Board of Directors (Board) or Executive Committee (EC) approves all clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) submitted to APTA for endorsement.
Oct 1, 2025/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Physical therapists shall establish a diagnosis for each patient/client.
Welcome to the 2025 APTA National Elections Ballot! 2025 APTA National Elections will elect four-year terms in the offices of Secretary, Vice Speaker, and Director, and three-year terms on the Nominating Committee. Please see below for further details regarding each candidate. Please review the APTA
Sep 27, 2024/Policies & Bylaws
This policy states the process by which a member of the Board of Directors shall be appointed.
Sep 1, 2016/Feature
Connected technologies are making patient-generated data increasingly accessible to health care providers. How this "Internet of Things" will be leveraged by physical therapists remains to be seen.
Effective Jan. 31, 2021, APTA is changing how some users access the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.
Nov 1, 2019/Feature
In 1991, Kimberly Steinbarger, PT, MHS, had a minor injury that did not heal as expected. She had jammed her finger in a door and, 2 weeks later, found it odd that the swelling had not subsided. Making matters more alarming, one morning she noticed that the same finger on her other hand had swelled up.